Where does “sloj” come from?

sloj (Czech) comes from Proto-Slavic sъlojь, from Proto-Indo-European ḱley-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.

sloj (Czech): bed, deposit

Definitions

  1. bed, deposit

Ancestry of “sloj”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicsъlojьlayer
2Proto-Indo-Europeanḱley-to shelter, cover; to lean, slope, incline
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱley- →Every word from Proto-Slavic sъlojь →
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