Where does “слуз” come from?

слуз (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic sluzь, from Proto-Indo-European (s)lew- — to sludge, to wash; loose, limp, flabby; limp,...

слуз (Serbo-Croatian): mucus

Definitions

  1. mucus

Ancestry of “слуз”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicsluzьslime, mucus; chunk of slippery material
2Proto-Indo-European(s)lew-to sludge, to wash; loose, limp, flabby; limp,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)lew- →Every word from Proto-Slavic sluzь →