Where does “слиз” come from?

слиз (Ukrainian) comes from Proto-Slavic slizь, from Proto-Indo-European sleydʰ- — to slip, slide; to be slippery, slick.

слиз (Ukrainian): mucus

Definitions

  1. mucus

Ancestry of “слиз”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicslizьslime, mucus; slug, snail; type of fish
2Proto-Indo-Europeansleydʰ-to slip, slide; to be slippery, slick
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sleydʰ- →Every word from Proto-Slavic slizь →