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

Definitions

  1. telescope

Ancestry of “телескоп”, step by step

телескоп traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian теле

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianтелеcalf
2Proto-Slavictelęcalf
3Proto-Balto-Slavictel-—

via Serbo-Croatian скоп

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianскоп—
Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic tel- →Every word from Proto-Slavic telę →Every word from Serbo-Croatian теле →