Where does “вялотекущий” come from?

вялотекущий (Russian) comes from Russian вя́лый — withered, faded.

вялотекущий (Russian): slowly progressive, sluggish, indolent; dragged...

Definitions

  1. slowly progressive, sluggish, indolent; dragged...

Ancestry of “вялотекущий”, step by step

вялотекущий traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian вя́лый

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianвя́лыйwithered, faded

via Russian теку́щий

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianтеку́щийflowing
Every word from Russian вя́лый