Where does “tlen” come from?
tlen (Polish) comes from Polish tleć, from Proto-Slavic tьlěti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic til-.
tlen (Polish): oxygen
Ancestry of “tlen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Polish | tleć | to smoulder |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | tьlěti | to decay; to smolder |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | til- | — |
Words derived from “tlen”