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Where does “ślimacznica” come from?

ślimacznica (Polish) comes from Polish Ślimak, from Old Polish ślimak, from Proto-Slavic slimakъ, from Proto-Indo-European sleh₁y-m-.

ślimacznica (Polish): helix; volute; worm gear, worm wheel

Definitions

  1. helix; volute; worm gear, worm wheel

Ancestry of “ślimacznica”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PolishŚlimak—
2Old Polishślimak—
3Proto-Slavicslimakъsnail
4Proto-Indo-Europeansleh₁y-m-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sleh₁y-m- →