Where does “hlina” come from?
hlina (Upper Sorbian) comes from Proto-Slavic glìna, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *gléiˀnāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European gleh₁y-, from Proto-Indo-European gleh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European gewl-, from Proto-Indo-European gēw- — to bend, arch.
hlina (Upper Sorbian): clay
Ancestry of “hlina”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Slavic | glìna | — |
| 2 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | *gléiˀnāˀ | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | gleh₁y- | to smear, putty; to stick, glue |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | gleh₁- | ball, lump |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | gewl- | vessel; ball; vessel, bowl, ball; ball, bowl,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gēw- | to bend, arch |