Where does “slaină” come from?

slaină (Polabian) comes from Proto-Slavic slina, from Proto-Indo-European h₂leyH-, from Proto-Indo-European leyh₂- — to die, disapear; to avoid, elude, decline,...

slaină (Polabian): saliva, spit

Definitions

  1. saliva, spit

Ancestry of “slaină”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicslinasaliva
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂leyH-to smear
3Proto-Indo-Europeanleyh₂-to die, disapear; to avoid, elude, decline,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leyh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂leyH- →Every word from Proto-Slavic slina →