Where does “słowko” come from?

słowko (Lower Sorbian) comes from Lower Sorbian słowo, from Proto-Slavic slȍvo, from Proto-Indo-European ḱléwos, from Proto-Indo-European ḱlew-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.

Ancestry of “słowko”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lower Sorbiansłowoword
2Proto-Slavicslȍvoword
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱléwosfame
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱlew-to hear
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel-Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱlew-Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱléwos
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