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

Definitions

  1. the body of a fat person

Ancestry of “телеса”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Church Slavonicтѣлоbody; corpse; the church as the Body of Christ
2Proto-Slavictělobody
Every word from Proto-Slavic tělo →Every word from Old Church Slavonic тѣло →