Where does “ślimak” come from?

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

ślimak (Polish): snail, slug; slowpoke, snail; cochlea

Definitions

  1. snail, slug; slowpoke, snail; cochlea

Ancestry of “ślimak”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicslimakъsnail
2Proto-Indo-Europeansleh₁y-m-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sleh₁y-m- →Every word from Proto-Slavic slimakъ →