Where does “слизевой” come from?
слизевой (Russian) comes from Russian слизь, from Proto-Slavic slizь, from Proto-Indo-European sleydʰ- — to slip, slide; to be slippery, slick.
слизевой (Russian): mucus; mucous, mucic
Ancestry of “слизевой”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Russian | слизь | mucus; slime |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | slizь | slime, mucus; slug, snail; type of fish |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | sleydʰ- | to slip, slide; to be slippery, slick |