Where does “ślimŏk” come from?

ślimŏk (Silesian) comes from Old Polish ślimak, from Proto-Slavic slimakъ, from Proto-Indo-European sleh₁y-m-.

ślimŏk (Silesian): slug, snail

Definitions

  1. slug, snail

Ancestry of “ślimŏk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Polishślimak—
2Proto-Slavicslimakъsnail
3Proto-Indo-Europeansleh₁y-m-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sleh₁y-m- →Every word from Proto-Slavic slimakъ →Every word from Old Polish ślimak →