Where does “slovenă” come from?

slovenă (Romanian) comes from Romanian sloven, from Serbo-Croatian Sloven, 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.

slovenă (Romanian): a Slovene/Slovenian woman

Definitions

  1. a Slovene/Slovenian woman

Ancestry of “slovenă”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1RomanianslovenSlovene, Slovenian; a Slovene/Slovenian person
2Serbo-CroatianSlovenSlav
3Proto-SlavicslověninъSlav
4Proto-Slavicslovoword
5Proto-Balto-Slavicślawas—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱléwosfame
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱlew-to hear
8Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱlew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱléwos →