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Where does “сла̏б” come from?

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

Ancestry of “сла̏б”, step by step

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

Words derived from “сла̏б”

  • слабоћа
  • слабине
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