Where does “slāvs” come from?

slāvs (Latvian) comes from German Slawen, from German Slawe — Slav member of a Slavic people, male or of unspecified gender.

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 people, male or of unspecified gender

Words derived from “slāvs

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