Where does “balto-slave” come from?
balto-slave (French) comes from French slave, from Middle French Sclave, from Medieval Latin sclavus, from Ancient Greek Σκλάβος, from Ancient Greek Σκλαβηνός, from Proto-Slavic slověninъ, from Proto-Slavic slovo, from Proto-Balto-Slavic ślawas — to cover; to incline.
balto-slave (French): Balto-Slavic of or pertaining to the Balto-Slavic language, the people who spoke it or their culture
Definitions
- Balto-Slavic of or pertaining to the Balto-Slavic language, the people who spoke it or their culture
Ancestry of “balto-slave”, step by step
balto-slave traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French slave
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | slave | Slav, Slavic; A Slavic language |
| 2 | Middle French | Sclave | — |
| 3 | Medieval Latin | sclavus | Slav, slave; slave |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | Σκλάβος | Slav |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | Σκλαβηνός | Slavic |
| 6 | Proto-Slavic | slověninъ | Slav |
| 7 | Proto-Slavic | slovo | word |
| 8 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | ślawas | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱléwos | fame |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱlew- | to hear |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱel- | to cover; to incline |