Where does “телескоп” come from?
телескоп (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian теле, from Proto-Slavic telę, from Proto-Balto-Slavic tel-.
телескоп (Serbo-Croatian): telescope
Ancestry of “телескоп”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | теле | calf |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | telę | calf |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | tel- | — |