Where does “Teșileanu” come from?

Teșileanu (Romanian) comes from Romanian Teșila, from Romanian Teșilă, from Romanian teși, from Old Church Slavonic тесати, from Proto-Slavic tesàti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic téśtei, from Proto-Indo-European tetḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European teḱ- — to sire, beget.

Ancestry of “Teșileanu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1RomanianTeșila—
2RomanianTeșilă—
3Romanianteșito cut obliquely a piece of wood
4Old Church Slavonicтесатиto hew
5Proto-Slavictesàtito hew
6Proto-Balto-Slavictéśteito hew
7Proto-Indo-Europeantetḱ-to create, produce; to cut, hew
8Proto-Indo-Europeanteḱ-to sire, beget
Every word from Proto-Indo-European teḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tetḱ- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic téśtei →
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