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Where does “Slavdom” come from?

Slavdom (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.

Slavdom (English): Slavic people collectively, Slavs as a body; the...

Definitions

  1. Slavic people collectively, Slavs as a body; the...

Ancestry of “Slavdom”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishslav—
2Middle Englishsclave—
3Frenchesclaveslave
4Medieval LatinsclavusSlav, slave; slave
5Ancient GreekΣκλάβοςSlav
6Ancient GreekΣκλαβηνός—
7Proto-SlavicslověninъSlav
8Proto-Slavicslovoword
9Proto-Balto-Slavicślawas—
10Proto-Indo-Europeanḱléwosfame
11Proto-Indo-Europeanḱlew-to hear
12Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline
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