Where does “błoto” come from?

błoto (Lower Sorbian) comes from Proto-Slavic bolto, from Proto-Balto-Slavic balta.

błoto (Lower Sorbian): mire; swamp; swampy forest

Definitions

  1. mire; swamp; swampy forest

Ancestry of “błoto”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicboltoswamp; mud
2Proto-Balto-Slavicbalta

Words derived from “błoto

Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic baltaEvery word from Proto-Slavic bolto