Where does “сли́зень” come from?

сли́зень (Russian) comes from Proto-Slavic slizь, from Proto-Indo-European sleydʰ- — to slip, slide; to be slippery, slick.

сли́зень (Russian): slug (gastropod)

Definitions

  1. slug (gastropod)

Ancestry of “сли́зень”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicslizьslime, mucus; slug, snail; type of fish
2Proto-Indo-Europeansleydʰ-to slip, slide; to be slippery, slick

Words derived from “сли́зень”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sleydʰ- →Every word from Proto-Slavic slizь →