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Where does “slāvs” come from?

slāvs (Latvian) comes from German Slawen, from German Slawe — Slav , member of a Slavic tribe.

slāvs (Latvian): Slav, a man belonging to one of the Slavic...

Definitions

  1. Slav, a man belonging to one of the Slavic...

Ancestry of “slāvs”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSlawengenitive singular of Slawe; plural of Slawe
2GermanSlaweSlav , member of a Slavic tribe

Words derived from “slāvs”

  • slāvisks
  • slāviete
  • dienvidslāvs
  • dienvidslāviete
  • dienvidslāvisks
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