Where does “дотла” come from?

дотла (Russian) comes from Russian тло, from Old East Slavic тьло, from Proto-Slavic tьlo, from Proto-Indo-European telh₂-o-, from Proto-Indo-European telh₂- — to bear, to undergo, to endure; ground, bottom.

дотла (Russian): to the ground

Definitions

  1. to the ground

Ancestry of “дотла”, step by step

дотла traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian тло

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianтлоfloor, ground; base, bottom
2Old East Slavicтьло—
3Proto-Slavictьloground; bottom
4Proto-Indo-Europeantelh₂-o-ground
5Proto-Indo-Europeantelh₂-to bear, to undergo, to endure; ground, bottom

via Russian до

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianдоbefore; up to, till, until; with respect to,...
2Proto-Slavicdoup to, until
3Proto-Indo-EuropeandeEmphatic or contrastive particle, and, but;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European telh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European telh₂-o- →Every word from Proto-Slavic tьlo →