Where does “tlo” come from?

tlo (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Polish tylko, from Proto-Slavic toliko, from Proto-Slavic -liko, from Albanian lik, from Proto-Albanian lika, from Proto-Indo-European leikʷ — to leave, to remain.

tlo (Serbo-Croatian): ground; floor

Definitions

  1. ground; floor

Ancestry of “tlo”, step by step

tlo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish tylko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishtylkojust, but; only, just
2Proto-Slavictolikothis much/many; neuter of *tolikъ
3Proto-Slavic-liko—
4Albanianlik—
5Proto-Albanianlika—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanleikʷto leave, to remain

via Proto-Slavic tьlo

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

Words derived from “tlo”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European leikʷ →Every word from Proto-Slavic -liko →Every word from Proto-Slavic toliko →