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Where does “сла́бый” come from?

сла́бый (Russian) comes from Proto-Slavic slàbъ, from Proto-Indo-European (s)leh₂b- — to hang loosely, be weak; to be weak, limp,...

сла́бый (Russian): weak

Definitions

  1. weak

Ancestry of “сла́бый”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicslàbъ—
2Proto-Indo-European(s)leh₂b-to hang loosely, be weak; to be weak, limp,...

Words derived from “сла́бый”

  • слабоумие
  • слабак
  • слабенький
  • слабость
  • слабина
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