Where does “glie” come from?

glie (Romanian) comes from Proto-Slavic glьjь, from Proto-Indo-European gleh₁y-, from Proto-Indo-European gleh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European gewl-, from Proto-Indo-European gēw- — to bend, arch.

glie (Romanian): soil, land

Definitions

  1. soil, land

Ancestry of “glie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicglьjьclay, loam
2Proto-Indo-Europeangleh₁y-to smear, putty; to stick, glue
3Proto-Indo-Europeangleh₁-ball, lump
4Proto-Indo-Europeangewl-vessel; ball; vessel, bowl, ball; ball, bowl,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeangēw-to bend, arch

Words derived from “glie”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gēw- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gewl- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gleh₁- →