Etymology Explorer › Serbo-Croatian

Where does “сло̀жити” come from?

сло̀жити (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian лог, from Proto-Slavic lǫgъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic lanˀgas, from Proto-Indo-European lengʷʰ- — light, agile, nimble; light, not heavy, agile,...

Ancestry of “сло̀жити”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianлогbed
2Proto-Slaviclǫgъdepression
3Proto-Balto-Slaviclanˀgas—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlengʷʰ-light, agile, nimble; light, not heavy, agile,...

Words derived from “сло̀жити”

  • слагати
  • слагар
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lengʷʰ- →