Where does “sel-” come from?

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

Ancestry of “sel-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeansel-dwelling; piece of wood; beam, post, balk, board,...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanser-to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together

Words derived from “sel-”

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