Where does “Slăvuța” come from?
Slăvuța (Romanian) comes from Romanian slavă, from Romanian slav, from French slave, from Middle French Sclave, from Medieval Latin sclavus, from Ancient Greek Σκλάβος, from Ancient Greek Σκλαβηνός, from Proto-Slavic slověninъ — to cover; to incline.
Ancestry of “Slăvuța”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | slavă | glory; nominative feminine singular of slav;... |
| 2 | Romanian | slav | Slav; Slavic |
| 3 | French | slave | Slav, Slavic; A Slavic language |
| 4 | Middle French | Sclave | — |
| 5 | Medieval Latin | sclavus | Slav, slave; slave |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | Σκλάβος | Slav |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | Σκλαβηνός | Slavic |
| 8 | Proto-Slavic | slověninъ | Slav |
| 9 | Proto-Slavic | slovo | word |
| 10 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | ślawas | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱléwos | fame |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱlew- | to hear |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱel- | to cover; to incline |