Where does “словѣнинъ” come from?

словѣнинъ (Old East Slavic) comes 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.

словѣнинъ (Old East Slavic): Slav

Definitions

  1. Slav

Ancestry of “словѣнинъ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-SlavicslověninъSlav
2Proto-Slavicslovoword
3Proto-Balto-Slavicślawas—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱléwosfame
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱlew-to hear
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline

Words derived from “словѣнинъ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱlew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱléwos →