Reconstruction:Proto-Albanian/slinjā

This Proto-Albanian entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Albanian

Etymology

Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *sley- (“smooth; slick; sticky; slimy”). Cognate to Latvian sliẽnas (“saliva, mucus, slime”), Proto-Slavic *slina (“saliva”).

Noun

*slinjā

1. mud, silt

Descendants

• Albanian: llënjëz