Where does “слог” come from?
слог (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian сло̀жити, 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,...
слог (Serbo-Croatian): syllable
Ancestry of “слог”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | сло̀жити | — |
| 2 | Serbo-Croatian | лог | bed |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | lǫgъ | depression |
| 4 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | lanˀgas | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | lengʷʰ- | light, agile, nimble; light, not heavy, agile,... |