Where does “slin” come from?

slin (Romanian) comes from Serbo-Croatian slina, from Proto-Slavic slina, from Proto-Indo-European h₂leyH-, from Proto-Indo-European leyh₂- — to die, disapear; to avoid, elude, decline,...

slin (Romanian): layer of dirt

Definitions

  1. layer of dirt

Ancestry of “slin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianslinasaliva; snot
2Proto-Slavicslinasaliva
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂leyH-to smear
4Proto-Indo-Europeanleyh₂-to die, disapear; to avoid, elude, decline,...

Words derived from “slin”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European leyh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂leyH- →Every word from Proto-Slavic slina →