Where does “słon” come from?

słon (Lower Sorbian) comes from Upper Sorbian słon, from Proto-Slavic slonъ — elephant; offset, cornice; shed, shelter.

słon (Lower Sorbian): elephant

Definitions

  1. elephant

Ancestry of “słon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Upper Sorbiansłonelephant
2Proto-Slavicslonъelephant; offset, cornice; shed, shelter
Every word from Proto-Slavic slonъ →Every word from Upper Sorbian słon →
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