Where does “tesla” come from?
tesla (Old Czech) comes from Proto-Slavic tesľa, from Proto-Indo-European tetḱ-dʰlo-, from Proto-Indo-European tetḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European teḱ- — to sire, beget.
Ancestry of “tesla”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Slavic | tesľa | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | tetḱ-dʰlo- | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | tetḱ- | to create, produce; to cut, hew |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | teḱ- | to sire, beget |