Where does “slinkt” come from?
slinkt (Latvian) comes from Proto-Balto-Slavic slink-, from Proto-Indo-European slenk-, from Proto-Indo-European sel-, from Proto-Indo-European ser- — to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together.
slinkt (Latvian): to creep, to crawl, to go slowly
Definitions
- to creep, to crawl, to go slowly
Ancestry of “slinkt”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | slink- | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | slenk- | to turn; wind; twist; to turn, to twist, to wind;... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | sel- | dwelling; piece of wood; beam, post, balk, board,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ser- | to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together |
Words derived from “slinkt”