Where does “tlyn” come from?

tlyn (Silesian) comes from Polish tlen, from Polish tleć, from Proto-Slavic tьlěti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic til-.

tlyn (Silesian): oxygen

Definitions

  1. oxygen

Ancestry of “tlyn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishtlenoxygen
2Polishtlećto smoulder
3Proto-Slavictьlětito decay; to smolder
4Proto-Balto-Slavictil-—
Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic til- →Every word from Proto-Slavic tьlěti →Every word from Polish tleć →