Where does “Slavaboo” come from?

Slavaboo (English) comes from English slav, from Middle English sclave, from French esclave, from Medieval Latin sclavus, from Ancient Greek Σκλάβος, from Ancient Greek Σκλαβηνός, from Proto-Slavic slověninъ, from Proto-Slavic slovo — to cover; to incline.

Slavaboo (English): A non-Slavic person who is overly infatuated with Slavic (especially Russian or Soviet) culture

Definitions

  1. A non-Slavic person who is overly infatuated with Slavic (especially Russian or Soviet) culture

Ancestry of “Slavaboo”, step by step

Slavaboo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English slav

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishslavA member of any of the peoples of Europe who speak the Slavic languages
2Middle Englishsclaveslave individual held in slavery
3Frenchesclaveslave
4Medieval LatinsclavusSlav, slave; slave
5Ancient GreekΣκλάβοςSlav
6Ancient GreekΣκλαβηνόςSlavic
7Proto-SlavicslověninъSlav
8Proto-Slavicslovoword
9Proto-Balto-Slavicślawas
10Proto-Indo-Europeanḱléwosfame
11Proto-Indo-Europeanḱlew-to hear
12Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline

via English weeaboo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishweeabooA non-Japanese person who is obsessed with...
2EnglishwapaneseA white person who is obsessed with Japanese...
3EnglishJapaneseOf, relating to, or derived from Japan, its...
4EnglishJapanA hard black enamel varnish containing asphalt
5DutchJapan
6MalayJepangJapanese
7Hokkien日本Japan; Japanese; Japan
8Middle Chinese日本Land of the Rising Sun
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel-Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱlew-Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱléwos