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Where does “slīką” come from?

slīką (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European sley- — smooth; slick; sticky; slimy; to smear.

Ancestry of “slīką”, step by step

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

Words derived from “slīką”

  • шлих
  • Schlich
  • slijk
  • slijkgeus
  • slijc
  • slich
  • slich
  • slīk
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sley- →