Where does “слабина́” come from?

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

слабина́ (Russian): slack

Definitions

  1. slack

Ancestry of “слабина́”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianсла́быйweak
2Proto-Slavicslàbъweak
3Proto-Indo-European(s)leh₂b-to hang loosely, be weak; to be weak, limp,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)leh₂b- →Every word from Proto-Slavic slàbъ →Every word from Russian сла́бый →
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