Words that come from Proto-Balto-Slavic “ślawas”

65 words across 23 languages descend from Proto-Balto-Slavic ślawas — including Slovakia, Czechoslovak, Slovakian, Czechoslovakism, Slovák, Slovakia, slovo, slovo.

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Serbo-Croatian (13)

Polish (8)

Czech (6)

English (5)

Slovak (4)

Hungarian (4)

Slovene (3)

Latvian (3)

Proto-Slavic (3)

Faroese (2)

Russian (2)

Kashubian (1)

Old Polish (1)

Japanese (1)

Macedonian (1)

Portuguese (1)

Belarusian (1)

Old Church Slavonic (1)

Lower Sorbian (1)

Upper Sorbian (1)

Romanian (1)

Assamese (1)

Old East Slavic (1)