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Where does “sluzь” come from?

sluzь (Proto-Slavic) comes from Proto-Indo-European (s)lew- — to sludge, to wash; loose, limp, flabby; limp,...

sluzь (Proto-Slavic): slime, mucus; chunk of slippery material

Definitions

  1. slime, mucus; chunk of slippery material

Ancestry of “sluzь”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-European(s)lew-to sludge, to wash; loose, limp, flabby; limp,...

Words derived from “sluzь”

  • śluzowiec
  • śluz
  • слуз
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