Where does “Slawistik” come from?
Slawistik (German) comes from German Slawist, from German slawisch, 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.
Ancestry of “Slawistik”, step by step