Where does “esklav” come from?
esklav (Haitian Creole) comes from French esclave, 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, from Proto-Indo-European ḱléwos — to cover; to incline.
esklav (Haitian Creole): slave
Ancestry of “esklav”, step by step