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Where does “gladъkъ” come from?

gladъkъ (Proto-Slavic) comes from Proto-Balto-Slavic glā́ˀdus, from Proto-Indo-European gʰleh₂dʰ- — bright, shining; smooth.

gladъkъ (Proto-Slavic): smooth, plain

Definitions

  1. smooth, plain

Ancestry of “gladъkъ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Balto-Slavicglā́ˀdussmooth
2Proto-Indo-Europeangʰleh₂dʰ-bright, shining; smooth

Words derived from “gladъkъ”

  • гладкий
  • Gładki
  • gładki
  • gladak
  • гладак
  • hladký
  • hladkost
  • hladký
  • гладъкъ
  • gładki
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰleh₂dʰ- →