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

  1. to creep, to crawl, to go slowly

Ancestry of “slinkt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Balto-Slavicslink-—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanslenk-to turn; wind; twist; to turn, to twist, to wind;...
3Proto-Indo-Europeansel-dwelling; piece of wood; beam, post, balk, board,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanser-to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together

Words derived from “slinkt”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ser- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European slenk- →