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

Definitions

  1. mucus; mucous, mucic

Ancestry of “слизевой”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianслизьmucus; slime
2Proto-Slavicslizьslime, mucus; slug, snail; type of fish
3Proto-Indo-Europeansleydʰ-to slip, slide; to be slippery, slick
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sleydʰ- →Every word from Proto-Slavic slizь →Every word from Russian слизь →