Where does “słaby” come from?

słaby (Silesian) comes from Old Polish słaby, from Proto-Slavic slàbъ, from Proto-Indo-European (s)leh₂b- — to hang loosely, be weak; to be weak, limp,...

słaby (Silesian): weak

Definitions

  1. weak

Ancestry of “słaby”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Polishsłabylazy
2Proto-Slavicslàbъweak
3Proto-Indo-European(s)leh₂b-to hang loosely, be weak; to be weak, limp,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)leh₂b- →Every word from Proto-Slavic slàbъ →Every word from Old Polish słaby →