Meanings
Proto-Slavic1
proper noun
alternative abbreviation PSl. · alternative abbreviation PS.
- human sciencesA hypothetical, reconstructed language whence all the Slavic languages later descended.
Synonyms: Common Slavic, Common Slavonic, Old Slavonic, Slavonic
adjectiveProto-Slavic (not comparable)
alternative abbreviation PSl. · alternative abbreviation PS.
- not comparableOf or pertaining to the Proto-Slavic language.
- not comparableOf or pertaining to the people or nation that spoke Proto-Slavic.
proto-Slavic2
adjectiveproto-Slavic (not comparable)
- alternativenot comparableAlternative spelling of Proto-Slavic.
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounA hypothetical, reconstructed language whence all the Slavic languages later descended.
Also see
Origin
Translations
Bulgarian праславя́нски ези́к, праславя́нски
- праславя́нски ези́к (praslavjánski ezík)Proto-Slavic
- праславя́нски (praslavjánski)of or pertaining to Proto-Slavic language or people who spoke it
Chinese Mandarin 原始斯拉夫語 /原始斯拉夫语
- 原始斯拉夫語 /原始斯拉夫语 (yuánshǐ sīlāfūyǔ)Proto-Slavic
Czech praslovanština, praslovanský
- praslovanštinaProto-Slavic
- praslovanskýof or pertaining to Proto-Slavic language or people who spoke it
Danish urslavisk
- urslaviskProto-Slavic
Dutch Oerslavisch
- OerslavischProto-Slavic
Esperanto praslava lingvo, praslava
- praslava lingvoProto-Slavic
- praslavaof or pertaining to Proto-Slavic language or people who spoke it
Finnish kantaslaavi, kantaslaavilainen
- kantaslaaviProto-Slavic
- kantaslaavilainenof or pertaining to Proto-Slavic language or people who spoke it
French proto-slave, proto-slave
- proto-slaveProto-Slavic
- proto-slaveof or pertaining to Proto-Slavic language or people who spoke it
German Urslawisch, urslawisch
- UrslawischProto-Slavic
- urslawischof or pertaining to Proto-Slavic language or people who spoke it
Hindi आदिम-स्लावी
- आदिम-स्लावी (ādim-slāvī)Proto-Slavic
Hungarian ősszláv, ősszláv
- ősszlávProto-Slavic
- ősszlávof or pertaining to Proto-Slavic language or people who spoke it
Italian protoslavo, lingua protoslava
- protoslavoProto-Slavic
- lingua protoslavaProto-Slavic
- protoslavoof or pertaining to Proto-Slavic language or people who spoke it
Japanese スラヴ祖語
- スラヴ祖語 (suravu sogo)Proto-Slavic
Korean 슬라브조어
- 슬라브조어 (seullabeujo'eo)Proto-Slavic
Lithuanian slavų prokalbė
- slavų prokalbėProto-Slavic
Polish język prasłowiański, prasłowiańszczyzna
- język prasłowiańskiProto-Slavic
- prasłowiańszczyznaProto-Slavic
- prasłowiańskiof or pertaining to Proto-Slavic language or people who spoke it
Portuguese protoeslavo, protoeslavo
- protoeslavoProto-Slavic
- protoeslavoof or pertaining to Proto-Slavic language or people who spoke it
Romanian limba slavă veche
- limba slavă vecheProto-Slavic
Russian праславя́нский язы́к, праславя́нский
- праславя́нский язы́к (praslavjánskij jazýk)Proto-Slavic
- праславя́нский (praslavjánskij)of or pertaining to Proto-Slavic language or people who spoke it
Slovak praslovančina, praslovanský
- praslovančinaProto-Slavic
- praslovanskýof or pertaining to Proto-Slavic language or people who spoke it
Spanish protoeslavo
- protoeslavoProto-Slavic
Swedish urslaviska
- urslaviskaProto-Slavic
Ukrainian праслов'я́нська мо́ва, праслов'я́нська
- праслов'я́нська мо́ва (praslovʺjánsʹka móva)Proto-Slavic
- праслов'я́нська (praslovʺjánsʹka)Proto-Slavic
- праслов'я́нський (praslovʺjánsʹkyj)of or pertaining to Proto-Slavic language or people who spoke it
Cite this entry
APA
Proto-Slavic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Proto-Slavic
MLA
“Proto-Slavic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Proto-Slavic. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Proto-Slavic,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Proto-Slavic.
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