Slavi

Slavi · proper noun¹

1. Proto-Indo-European · derived from*ḱlew-“to hear”
2. Proto-Slavic · derived from*slàva“fame; glory”
3. Russian · derived fromсла́вы“praises”
4. English todaySlavi

From Russian сла́вы (slávy, “praises”), plural of сла́ва (sláva, “glory”), from Proto-Slavic *slàva (“fame; glory”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱlew- (“to hear”).

Slavi · noun²

1. Medieval Latin · derived fromSclavus“a Slav”
2. Latin · derived fromSclavī
3. English todaySlavi

From Latin Sclavī, plural of Late Latin and Medieval Latin Sclavus (“a Slav”).

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