Where does “délszlávok” come from?
délszlávok (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian délszláv, from Hungarian szláv, from German slawe, from Middle High German slave, from Medieval Latin sclavus, from Ancient Greek Σκλάβος, from Ancient Greek Σκλαβηνός, from Proto-Slavic slověninъ — to cover; to incline.
Ancestry of “délszlávok”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | délszláv | Yugoslav |
| 2 | Hungarian | szláv | Slavonic, Slavic; Slav; Slavonic |
| 3 | German | slawe | Slav member of a Slavic people, male or of unspecified gender |
| 4 | Middle High German | slave | — |
| 5 | Medieval Latin | sclavus | Slav, slave; slave |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | Σκλάβος | Slav |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | Σκλαβηνός | Slavic |
| 8 | Proto-Slavic | slověninъ | Slav |
| 9 | Proto-Slavic | slovo | word |
| 10 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | ślawas | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱléwos | fame |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱlew- | to hear |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱel- | to cover; to incline |