Where does “слизати” come from?

слизати (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian ли́зати, from Proto-Slavic līzàti, from Proto-Indo-European leyǵʰ- — to lick.

слизати (Serbo-Croatian): to become pal with, to pal/gang up with, hang out...

Definitions

  1. to become pal with, to pal/gang up with, hang out...

Ancestry of “слизати”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianли́затиto lick (to stroke with a tongue)
2Proto-Slaviclīzàtito lick
3Proto-Indo-Europeanleyǵʰ-to lick
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leyǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Slavic līzàti →Every word from Serbo-Croatian ли́зати →