Where does “многослойный” come from?
многослойный (Russian) comes from Russian слой, from Proto-Slavic sъlojь, from Proto-Indo-European ḱley-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.
многослойный (Russian): multilayered, multilayer
Ancestry of “многослойный”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Russian | слой | layer; stratum; coat, coating |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | sъlojь | layer |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱley- | to shelter, cover; to lean, slope, incline |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱel- | to cover; to incline |