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Where does “правосточнославянский” come from?

правосточнославянский (Russian) comes from Russian восточнославя́нский, from Russian славя́нский, 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- — to cover; to incline.

правосточнославянский (Russian): Old East Slavic

Definitions

  1. Old East Slavic

Ancestry of “правосточнославянский”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianвосточнославя́нский—
2Russianславя́нский—
3Proto-SlavicslověnьskъSlavic
4Proto-SlavicslověninъSlav
5Proto-Slavicslovoword
6Proto-Balto-Slavicślawas—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱléwosfame
8Proto-Indo-Europeanḱlew-to hear
9Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline
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