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Where does “skllavëri” come from?

skllavëri (Albanian) comes from Albanian skllav, from Medieval Latin sclavus, from Ancient Greek Σκλάβος, from Ancient Greek Σκλαβηνός, from Proto-Slavic slověninъ, from Proto-Slavic slovo, from Proto-Balto-Slavic ślawas, from Proto-Indo-European ḱléwos — to cover; to incline.

skllavëri (Albanian): slavery

Definitions

  1. slavery

Ancestry of “skllavëri”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albanianskllavslave
2Medieval LatinsclavusSlav, slave; slave
3Ancient GreekΣκλάβοςSlav
4Ancient GreekΣκλαβηνός—
5Proto-SlavicslověninъSlav
6Proto-Slavicslovoword
7Proto-Balto-Slavicślawas—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanḱléwosfame
9Proto-Indo-Europeanḱlew-to hear
10Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline
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