Latin word sclavus comes from Proto-Indo-European *ḱléwos (Fame.), Proto-Slavic *slověne
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| *ḱléwos | Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) | Fame. |
| *slověne | Proto-Slavic (sla-pro) | |
| *slovo | Proto-Slavic (sla-pro) | Word. |
| слово | Church Slavic (chu) | (later Church Slavonic) speech, address, oration. (use calqued from Greek) account, reckoning, calculation. (use calqued from Greek) manner, type, essence. (use calqued from Greek) meaning, signification. (use calqued from Greek) reason (cognitive faculty). (use calqued from Hebrew) thing, matter. Cause, reason. Homily, sermon. Literary work, text, book. Name, appellation. News, rumor, [...] |
| Σλαβῆνοι | Ancient Greek (grc) | |
| *slověninъ | Proto-Slavic (sla-pro) | Slav. |
| Σλαβῆνος | Ancient Greek (grc) | |
| Σκλαβῆνοι | Ancient Greek (grc) | |
| словенинъ | Church Slavic (chu) | |
| Σκλάβος | Byzantine Greek (gkm) | |
| Sclavus | Latin (lat) | A Slav. |
| sclavus | Latin (lat) | Slave. |