Where does “blato” come from?

blato (Slovene) comes from Proto-Slavic bolto, from Proto-Balto-Slavic balta.

blato (Slovene): mud, swamp

Definitions

  1. mud, swamp

Ancestry of “blato”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicboltoswamp; mud
2Proto-Balto-Slavicbalta—
Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic balta →Every word from Proto-Slavic bolto →