Where does “телесный” come from?

телесный (Russian) comes from Old Church Slavonic тѣлесьнъ, from Old Church Slavonic тѣло, from Proto-Slavic tělo — body.

телесный (Russian): body; bodily, corporeal, corporal; pale pink

Definitions

  1. body; bodily, corporeal, corporal; pale pink

Ancestry of “телесный”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Church Slavonicтѣлесьнъ—
2Old Church Slavonicтѣлоbody; corpse; the church as the Body of Christ
3Proto-Slavictělobody
Every word from Proto-Slavic tělo →Every word from Old Church Slavonic тѣло →Every word from Old Church Slavonic тѣлесьнъ →