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Where does “slizь” come from?

slizь (Proto-Slavic) comes from Proto-Indo-European sleydʰ- — to slip, slide; to be slippery, slick.

slizь (Proto-Slavic): slime, mucus; slug, snail; type of fish

Definitions

  1. slime, mucus; slug, snail; type of fish

Ancestry of “slizь”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeansleydʰ-to slip, slide; to be slippery, slick

Words derived from “slizь”

  • слизь
  • слизевой
  • sliz
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