Where does “tlen” come from?

tlen (Polish) comes from Polish tleć, from Proto-Slavic tьlěti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic til-.

tlen (Polish): oxygen

Definitions

  1. oxygen

Ancestry of “tlen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishtlećto smoulder
2Proto-Slavictьlětito decay; to smolder
3Proto-Balto-Slavictil-—

Words derived from “tlen”

Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic til- →Every word from Proto-Slavic tьlěti →Every word from Polish tleć →