Where does “slamka” come from?

slamka (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Czech sláma, from Proto-Slavic solma, from Proto-Indo-European ḱolh₂mos, from Proto-Indo-European ḱelh₂- — to pierce, strike; to stick; prick; stab.

slamka (Serbo-Croatian): drinking straw

Definitions

  1. drinking straw

Ancestry of “slamka”, step by step

slamka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Czech sláma

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechslámastraw
2Proto-Slavicsolmastraw
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱolh₂mosstalk
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱelh₂-to pierce, strike; to stick; prick; stab

via Serbo-Croatian slȁma

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianslȁmastraw
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱelh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱolh₂mos →Every word from Proto-Slavic solma →