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Where does “Slovene” come from?

Slovene comes from German Slowene, which comes from Slovene Slovenec, a term for a person of Slovenian origin or ethnicity.

Slovene (English): Of or pertaining to Slovenia, the Slovenian...

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to Slovenia, the Slovenian...

Ancestry of “Slovene”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSloweneSlovene
2SloveneSlovénecSlovene

Words derived from “Slovene”

  • Slovenia
  • Slovenian
  • स्लोवेनियन
  • স্ল'ভেনিয়া
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