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Where does “слабы” come from?

слабы (Belarusian) comes from Russian сла́бый, from Proto-Slavic slàbъ, from Proto-Indo-European (s)leh₂b- — to hang loosely, be weak; to be weak, limp,...

слабы (Belarusian): </br>; feeble, weak

Definitions

  1. </br>; feeble, weak

Ancestry of “слабы”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianсла́быйweak
2Proto-Slavicslàbъ—
3Proto-Indo-European(s)leh₂b-to hang loosely, be weak; to be weak, limp,...
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