Where does “телёнок” come from?

телёнок (Russian) comes from Old East Slavic телѧ, from Proto-Slavic telę, from Proto-Balto-Slavic tel-.

телёнок (Russian): calf, bull calf

Definitions

  1. calf, bull calf

Ancestry of “телёнок”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicтелѧcalf
2Proto-Slavictelęcalf
3Proto-Balto-Slavictel-—

Words derived from “телёнок”

Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic tel- →Every word from Proto-Slavic telę →Every word from Old East Slavic телѧ →