Where does “sloja” come from?

sloja (Ingrian) comes from Russian слой, from Proto-Slavic sъlojь, from Proto-Indo-European ḱley-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.

sloja (Ingrian): layer

Definitions

  1. layer

Ancestry of “sloja”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianслойlayer; stratum; coat, coating
2Proto-Slavicsъlojьlayer
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱley-to shelter, cover; to lean, slope, incline
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline

Words derived from “sloja”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱley- →Every word from Proto-Slavic sъlojь →
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