Where does “slăbătate” come from?

slăbătate (Romanian) comes from Romanian slab, from Proto-Slavic slàbъ, from Proto-Indo-European (s)leh₂b- — to hang loosely, be weak; to be weak, limp,...

slăbătate (Romanian): weakness

Definitions

  1. weakness

Ancestry of “slăbătate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianslabweak; thin, skinny
2Proto-Slavicslàbъweak
3Proto-Indo-European(s)leh₂b-to hang loosely, be weak; to be weak, limp,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)leh₂b- →Every word from Proto-Slavic slàbъ →Every word from Romanian slab →
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