Where does “јужнословенски” come from?

јужнословенски (Macedonian) comes from Macedonian словенски, from Proto-Slavic slověnьskъ, from Proto-Slavic slověninъ, from Proto-Slavic slovo, from Proto-Balto-Slavic ślawas, from Proto-Indo-European ḱléwos, from Proto-Indo-European ḱlew-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.

јужнословенски (Macedonian): South Slavic Of or relating to South Slavic or the South Slavs

Definitions

  1. South Slavic Of or relating to South Slavic or the South Slavs

Ancestry of “јужнословенски”, step by step

јужнословенски traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Macedonian словенски

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1MacedonianсловенскиSlavic, Slavonic
2Proto-SlavicslověnьskъSlavic
3Proto-SlavicslověninъSlav
4Proto-Slavicslovoword
5Proto-Balto-Slavicślawas—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱléwosfame
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱlew-to hear
8Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline

via Macedonian јужен

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Macedonianјуженsouthern
2Macedonianјугsouth
3Proto-Slavicjùgъsouth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱlew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱléwos →