Where does “шлях” come from?
шлях (Belarusian) comes from Middle Low German slach, from Old Saxon slag, from Proto-West Germanic slagi, from Swedish slagg, from Low German slagge, from Middle Low German slagge, from Middle Low German slān, from Old Saxon slāhan — to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,...
шлях (Belarusian): way, path, road
Definitions
- way, path, road
Ancestry of “шлях”, step by step
шлях traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle Low German slach
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Low German | slach | — |
| 2 | Old Saxon | slag | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | slagi | blow, strike |
| 4 | Swedish | slagg | slag metallurgical waste material |
| 5 | Low German | slagge | — |
| 6 | Middle Low German | slagge | — |
| 7 | Middle Low German | slān | to hit, strike |
| 8 | Old Saxon | slāhan | to hit |
| 9 | Proto-West Germanic | slahan | to hit, to strike; to kill |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | slahaną | to hit, to strike; to kill |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | slak- | to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,... |
via Polish szlach
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | szlach | — |