Where does “slankā-” come from?

slankā- (Proto-Baltic) comes from Proto-Indo-European slenk-, from Proto-Indo-European sel-, from Proto-Indo-European ser- — to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together.

Ancestry of “slankā-”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Proto-Indo-European	slenk-	to turn; wind; twist; to turn, to twist, to wind;...
2	Proto-Indo-European	sel-	dwelling; piece of wood; beam, post, balk, board,...
3	Proto-Indo-European	ser-	to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together

Words derived from “slankā-”

sloka

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ser- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European slenk- →