Where does “Jihoslovan” come from?

Jihoslovan (Czech) comes from Czech Slovan, from Old Czech Slověnín, from Proto-Slavic slověninъ, from Proto-Slavic slovo, from Proto-Balto-Slavic ślawas, from Proto-Indo-European ḱléwos, from Proto-Indo-European ḱlew-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.

Jihoslovan (Czech): South Slav

Definitions

  1. South Slav

Ancestry of “Jihoslovan”, step by step

Jihoslovan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Czech Slovan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1CzechSlovanSlav
2Old CzechSlověnínSlav
3Proto-SlavicslověninъSlav
4Proto-Slavicslovoword
5Proto-Balto-Slavicślawas—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱléwosfame
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱlew-to hear
8Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline

via Czech jih

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechjihsouth
2Old Czechjuhthaw
3Proto-Slavicjùgъsouth

Words derived from “Jihoslovan”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱlew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱléwos →