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Where does “slăvi” come from?

slăvi (Romanian) comes from Serbo-Croatian сла̏вити, from Proto-Slavic slaviti.

slăvi (Romanian): to glorify, exalt

Definitions

  1. to glorify, exalt

Ancestry of “slăvi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianсла̏витиto celebrate
2Proto-Slavicslaviti—
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