Where does “interslava” come from?

interslava (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto slavo, from Latin Sclavus, from Byzantine Greek Σκλάβος, from Proto-Slavic slověninъ, from Proto-Slavic slovo, from Proto-Balto-Slavic ślawas, from Proto-Indo-European ḱléwos, from Proto-Indo-European ḱlew- — to cover; to incline.

interslava (Esperanto): Interslavic (between Slavs or Slavic nations)

Definitions

  1. Interslavic (between Slavs or Slavic nations)

Ancestry of “interslava”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EsperantoslavoA Slav
2LatinSclavusa Slav
3Byzantine GreekΣκλάβοςSlav
4Proto-SlavicslověninъSlav
5Proto-Slavicslovoword
6Proto-Balto-Slavicślawas—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱléwosfame
8Proto-Indo-Europeanḱlew-to hear
9Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱlew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱléwos →
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