Where does “slab” come from?

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

slab (Romanian): weak; thin, skinny

Definitions

  1. weak; thin, skinny

Ancestry of “slab”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicslàbъweak
2Proto-Indo-European(s)leh₂b-to hang loosely, be weak; to be weak, limp,...

Words derived from “slab”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)leh₂b- →Every word from Proto-Slavic slàbъ →