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Where does “sъlojь” come from?

sъlojь (Proto-Slavic) comes from Proto-Indo-European ḱley-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.

sъlojь (Proto-Slavic): layer

Definitions

  1. layer

Ancestry of “sъlojь”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanḱley-to shelter, cover; to lean, slope, incline
2Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline

Words derived from “sъlojь”

  • многослойный
  • слой
  • слоить
  • słój
  • słoik
  • слой
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