Where does “slimák” come from?

slimák (Czech) comes from Old Czech slimák, from Proto-Slavic slimakъ, from Proto-Indo-European sleh₁y-m-.

slimák (Czech): slug (gastropod of the genus Limax)

Definitions

  1. slug (gastropod of the genus Limax)

Ancestry of “slimák”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Czechslimák—
2Proto-Slavicslimakъsnail
3Proto-Indo-Europeansleh₁y-m-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sleh₁y-m- →Every word from Proto-Slavic slimakъ →Every word from Old Czech slimák →