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
- body; bodily, corporeal, corporal; pale pink
Ancestry of “телесный”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Church Slavonic | тѣлесьнъ | — |
| 2 | Old Church Slavonic | тѣло | body; corpse; the church as the Body of Christ |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | tělo | body |