Where does “슬라임” come from?

슬라임 (Korean) comes from English slime, from Old English slīm, from Proto-Germanic slīmą, from Proto-Indo-European sley- — smooth; slick; sticky; slimy; to smear.

슬라임 (Korean): A monster having the form of a slimy blob

Definitions

  1. A monster having the form of a slimy blob

Ancestry of “슬라임”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishslimeSoft, moist earth or clay, having an adhesive...
2Old Englishslīmslime
3Proto-Germanicslīmąslime; mucus
4Proto-Indo-Europeansley-smooth; slick; sticky; slimy; to smear
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sley- →