Where does “slāviete” come from?
slāviete (Latvian) comes from Latvian slāvs, from German Slawen, from German Slawe — Slav , member of a Slavic tribe.
slāviete (Latvian): a Slav, a woman belonging to a Slavic people or...
Definitions
- a Slav, a woman belonging to a Slavic people or...
Ancestry of “slāviete”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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 tribe |