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English word origin

Etymology of Slavi

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

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Source etymology 1

Original entry ↗
name

The Russian Orthodox Christmas, which is celebrated from January 6 through 13 in outstate Alaska, USA, wherever there is a sizable Russian Orthodox population.

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

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Source etymology 2

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noun

plural of Slav.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

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

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