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Where does “slovo” come from?

slovo (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic slȍvo, from Proto-Indo-European ḱléwos, from Proto-Indo-European ḱlew-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.

Ancestry of “slovo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicslȍvoword
2Proto-Indo-Europeanḱléwosfame
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱlew-to hear
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline

Words derived from “slovo”

  • basnoslovan
  • slovnica
  • časoslov
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