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Where does “slina” come from?

slina (Proto-Slavic) comes from Proto-Indo-European h₂leyH-, from Proto-Indo-European leyh₂- — to die, disapear; to avoid, elude, decline,...

slina (Proto-Slavic): saliva

Definitions

  1. saliva

Ancestry of “slina”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂leyH-to smear
2Proto-Indo-Europeanleyh₂-to die, disapear; to avoid, elude, decline,...

Words derived from “slina”

  • слюна
  • ślina
  • ślinotok
  • слина
  • slina
  • slina
  • slinný
  • slina
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