Where does “slinos” come from?

slinos (Romanian) comes from Romanian slin, 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,...

slinos (Romanian): unctuous, dirty

Definitions

  1. unctuous, dirty

Ancestry of “slinos”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianslinlayer of dirt
2Serbo-Croatianslinasaliva; snot
3Proto-Slavicslinasaliva
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂leyH-to smear
5Proto-Indo-Europeanleyh₂-to die, disapear; to avoid, elude, decline,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leyh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂leyH- →Every word from Proto-Slavic slina →