Where does “lima” come from?

lima (Proto-Finnic) comes from Proto-Germanic slīmą, from Proto-Indo-European sley- — smooth; slick; sticky; slimy; to smear.

lima (Proto-Finnic): slime; mucus

Definitions

  1. slime; mucus

Ancestry of “lima”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicslīmąslime; mucus
2Proto-Indo-Europeansley-smooth; slick; sticky; slimy; to smear

Words derived from “lima”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sley- →Every word from Proto-Germanic slīmą →