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Where does “sliwo-” come from?

sliwo- (Proto-Indo-European) comes from Proto-Indo-European (s)leh₃y- — blueish.

Ancestry of “sliwo-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-European(s)leh₃y-blueish

Words derived from “sliwo-”

  • lavender
  • livid
  • laundering
  • laundress
  • launder
  • lividity
  • launderer
  • livedo
  • lividly
  • livor
  • lividness
  • lavendered
  • livedoid
  • lavendery
  • launderability
  • antilaundering
  • lavenderish
  • launderable
  • launderess
  • livor mortis
  • cyberlaundering
  • relaunder
  • livere
  • livens
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