Proto-Slavic

English

Alternative forms

• PSl., PS. (abbreviations)

Etymology

From proto- +‎ Slavic.

Proper noun

Proto-Slavic

1. (linguistics) A hypothetical, reconstructed language whence all the Slavic languages later descended.

Synonyms

• Common Slavic, Common Slavonic (more accurately referring to a late form of Proto-Slavic)
• Old Slavonic (may also refer to Old East Slavic or Old Church Slavonic)
• Slavonic

Hyponyms

• Common Slavic, Common Slavonic (less accurately used as a synonym)

Related terms

• Proto-Balto-Slavic
• proto-language

Translations

Proto-Slavic

Aragonese: idioma protoeslabo m Belarusian: праславя́нская мо́ва f (praslavjánskaja móva), праславя́нская f (praslavjánskaja) Bulgarian: праславя́нски ези́к m (praslavjánski ezík) Chinese: Mandarin: 原始斯拉夫語／原始斯拉夫语 (yuánshǐ sīlāfūyǔ) Czech: praslovanština f Danish: urslavisk n Dutch: Oerslavisch (nl) n Esperanto: praslava lingvo Faroese: fornslaviskt n Finnish: kantaslaavi (fi) French: proto-slave (fr) m German: Urslawisch n Italian: protoslavo (it) m, lingua protoslava f Japanese: スラヴ祖語 (ja) (suravu sogo) Korean: 슬라브조어 (seullabeujo'eo) Lithuanian: slavų prokalbė Macedonian: прасловенски јазик m (praslovenski jazik) Polish: język prasłowiański m, prasłowiańszczyzna f Portuguese: protoeslavo (pt) m Romanian: limba slavă veche f Russian: праславя́нский язы́к m (praslavjánskij jazýk) Serbo-Croatian: Cyrillic: пра̏славе̄нскӣ m (Bosnian, Croatian), пра̏слове̄нскӣ m (Serbian) Roman: prȁslavēnskī (sh) m (Bosnian, Croatian), prȁslovēnskī m (Serbian) Slovak: praslovančina f Slovene: prȃslovȃnščina f Spanish: protoeslavo m Swedish: urslaviska (sv) c Ukrainian: праслов'я́нська мо́ва f (praslovʺjánsʹka móva), праслов'я́нська f (praslovʺjánsʹka)

Adjective

Proto-Slavic (not comparable)

1. Of or pertaining to the Proto-Slavic language.
2. Of or pertaining to the people or nation that spoke Proto-Slavic.

Translations

of or pertaining to Proto-Slavic language or people who spoke it

Belarusian: праславя́нскі (praslavjánski) Bulgarian: праславя́нски (praslavjánski) Czech: praslovanský Esperanto: praslava Finnish: kantaslaavilainen French: proto-slave (fr) c German: urslawisch (de) Italian: protoslavo (it) Macedonian: прасловенски (praslovenski) Polish: prasłowiański (pl) Portuguese: protoeslavo (pt) Russian: праславя́нский (ru) (praslavjánskij) Serbo-Croatian: Cyrillic: пра̏славе̄нскӣ (Bosnian, Croatian), пра̏слове̄нскӣ (Serbian) Roman: prȁslavēnskī (sh) (Bosnian, Croatian), prȁslovēnskī (Serbian) Slovak: praslovanský Slovene: prȃslovȃnski Ukrainian: праслов'я́нський (uk) (praslovʺjánsʹkyj)

Further reading

• Wiktionary’s coverage of Proto-Slavic terms
• Proto-Slavic language on Wikipedia.Wikipedia