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Where does “slyti” come from?

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

Ancestry of “slyti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanḱlew-to hear
2Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline

Words derived from “slyti”

  • слыть
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