Where does “błoto” come from?

błoto (Silesian) comes from Old Polish błoto, from Proto-Slavic bolto, from Proto-Balto-Slavic balta.

błoto (Silesian): mud

Definitions

  1. mud

Ancestry of “błoto”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Polishbłotomud
2Proto-Slavicboltoswamp; mud
3Proto-Balto-Slavicbalta—
Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic balta →Every word from Proto-Slavic bolto →Every word from Old Polish błoto →