Where does “dienvidslāvs” come from?
dienvidslāvs (Latvian) comes from Latvian slāvs, from German Slawen, from German Slawe — Slav member of a Slavic people, male or of unspecified gender.
dienvidslāvs (Latvian): a southern Slav, a member of one of the southern...
Definitions
- a southern Slav, a member of one of the southern...
Ancestry of “dienvidslāvs”, step by step
dienvidslāvs traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latvian slāvs
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latvian | slāvs | Slav, a man belonging to one of the Slavic... |
| 2 | German | Slawen | genitive singular of Slawe; plural of Slawe |
| 3 | German | Slawe | Slav member of a Slavic people, male or of unspecified gender |
via Latvian dienvidi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latvian | dienvidi | south; nominative plural form of dienvidus;... |