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
Ancestry of “tlyn”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Polish | tlen | oxygen |
| 2 | Polish | tleć | to smoulder |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | tьlěti | to decay; to smolder |
| 4 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | til- | — |