Where does “שלימאַק” come from?

שלימאַק (Yiddish) comes from Ukrainian слимак, from Proto-Slavic slimakъ, from Proto-Indo-European sleh₁y-m-.

שלימאַק (Yiddish): snail

Definitions

  1. snail

Ancestry of “שלימאַק”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianслимакslug
2Proto-Slavicslimakъsnail
3Proto-Indo-Europeansleh₁y-m-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sleh₁y-m- →Every word from Proto-Slavic slimakъ →Every word from Ukrainian слимак →