Where does “телеса” come from?
телеса (Russian) comes from Old Church Slavonic тѣло, from Proto-Slavic tělo — body.
телеса (Russian): the body of a fat person
Ancestry of “телеса”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Church Slavonic | тѣло | body; corpse; the church as the Body of Christ |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | tělo | body |