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
Ancestry of “дотла”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Russian | тло | floor, ground; base, bottom |
| 2 | Old East Slavic | тьло | — |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | tьlo | ground; bottom |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | telh₂-o- | ground |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | telh₂- | to bear, to undergo, to endure; ground, bottom |