Where does “тыловой” come from?

тыловой (Russian) comes from Russian тыл, from Old East Slavic тꙑлъ, from Proto-Slavic tylъ — back of the neck, nape.

тыловой (Russian): rear; in the rear

Definitions

  1. rear; in the rear

Ancestry of “тыловой”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianтылback, rear; rear; home front
2Old East Slavicтꙑлъ—
3Proto-Slavictylъback of the neck, nape
Every word from Proto-Slavic tylъ →Every word from Old East Slavic тꙑлъ →Every word from Russian тыл →