Where does “телодвижение” come from?

телодвижение (Russian) comes from Russian те́ло, from Old East Slavic тѣло, from Proto-Slavic tělo — body.

телодвижение (Russian): gesture, body movement

Definitions

  1. gesture, body movement

Ancestry of “телодвижение”, step by step

телодвижение traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian те́ло

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianте́лоbody physical structure of a human or animal
2Old East Slavicтѣлоbody
3Proto-Slavictělobody

via Russian движе́ние

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianдвиже́ниеmovement, motion, stirring (also social and political)
Every word from Proto-Slavic tělo →Every word from Old East Slavic тѣло →Every word from Russian те́ло →