Where does “тёплый” come from?
тёплый (Russian) comes from Proto-Slavic teplъ, from Proto-Indo-European tep- — to be warm, be hot.
тёплый (Russian): warm
Ancestry of “тёплый”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Slavic | teplъ | warm |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | tep- | to be warm, be hot |