Where does “bałtosłowiański” come from?

bałtosłowiański (Polish) comes from Polish słowiański, 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.

bałtosłowiański (Polish): Balto-Slavic

Definitions

  1. Balto-Slavic

Ancestry of “bałtosłowiański”, step by step

bałtosłowiański traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish słowiański

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PolishsłowiańskiSlavic
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 Polish Bałt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PolishBałtBalt
2Late LatinBalthaedwellers near the Baltic sea
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel-Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱlew-Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱléwos