Slavic languages or Slavonic languages

March 30, 2008at 1:27 pm · Filed under Origin of languages

Slavic languages or Slavonic languages

Which is right to use Slavic or Slavonic languages when referring to such languages as Russian, Polish, Ukrainian etc?  Slavic is American English, which is used in about 70% of situations, while Slavonic is UK English used in about 30% of the world (at the very most some estimates are as low as 12%).  Therefore if you are refering to the language of the Slavs as Slavic or Slavonic, both are right.  Slavonic has been in use at least since the 17th century, while Slavic has been in use at least since the 19th century. I use Slavic as it is easier and I am American.  The origin of the word Slav is not what you might think. Words have meaning and come from somewhere. The origin of the the word Slav, the root of Slavic or Slavonic is interesting and meaningful and can be read if you follow the post ‘origin of the word Slav’ above.

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