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
Ancestry of “slab”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Slavic | slàbъ | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)leh₂b- | to hang loosely, be weak; to be weak, limp,... |
Words derived from “slab”