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Where does “slepez” come from?

slepez (English) comes from Russian слепец, from Proto-Slavic *slěpь̀cь, from Proto-Slavic slěpъ — blind.

slepez (English): The mole rat

Definitions

  1. The mole rat

Ancestry of “slepez”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianслепецa blind man
2Proto-Slavic*slěpь̀cь—
3Proto-Slavicslěpъblind
Every word from Proto-Slavic slěpъ →