Where does “slizoun” come from?

slizoun (Czech) comes from Czech sliz, from Proto-Slavic slizь, from Proto-Indo-European sleydʰ- — to slip, slide; to be slippery, slick.

slizoun (Czech): combtooth blenny

Definitions

  1. combtooth blenny

Ancestry of “slizoun”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechslizmucus; slime
2Proto-Slavicslizьslime, mucus; slug, snail; type of fish
3Proto-Indo-Europeansleydʰ-to slip, slide; to be slippery, slick
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sleydʰ- →Every word from Proto-Slavic slizь →Every word from Czech sliz →