Where does “Slovák” come from?

Slovák (Slovene) comes from Slovak Slovák, from Slovak Slovan, 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.

Slovák (Slovene): Slovak, Slovakian

Definitions

  1. Slovak, Slovakian

Ancestry of “Slovák”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SlovakSlováka man from Slovakia, a male Slovak; a male...
2SlovakSlovanSlav
3Proto-SlavicslověninъSlav
4Proto-Slavicslovoword
5Proto-Balto-Slavicślawas—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱléwosfame
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱlew-to hear
8Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline

Words derived from “Slovák”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱlew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱléwos →