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Where does “тло” come from?

тло (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic tьlo, from Proto-Indo-European telh₂-o-, from Proto-Indo-European telh₂- — to bear, to undergo, to endure; ground, bottom.

тло (Serbo-Croatian): ground; floor

Definitions

  1. ground; floor

Ancestry of “тло”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavictьloground; bottom
2Proto-Indo-Europeantelh₂-o-ground
3Proto-Indo-Europeantelh₂-to bear, to undergo, to endure; ground, bottom
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