Where does “slăbotean” come from?

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

Ancestry of “slăbotean”, 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 →