Old East Slavic or Old Russian (autonym: словеньскыи ꙗзыкъ, Russian: Древнеру́сский язы́к) was a language used during the 10th–15th centuries by East Slavs in Kievan Rus' and states which evolved after the collapse of Kievan Rus', from which later the Russian, Belarusian, Ukrainian and Rusyn languages evolved.
- Terminology
Although the language is sometimes called "Old Russian"...
- General considerations
The language was a descendant of the Proto-Slavic language...
- Literary language of Kievan Rus'
The political unification of the region into the state...
- Old East Slavic literature
The Old East Slavic language developed a certain literature...
- Study
The earliest attempts to compile a comprehensive lexicon of...
- Terminology
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The East Slavic languages constitute one of the three regional subgroups of Slavic languages, currently spoken throughout Eastern Europe, Northern Asia, and the Caucasus. It is the group with the largest numbers of speakers, far out-numbering the Western and Southern Slavic groups.
- Old East Slavic
- Indo-EuropeanBalto-SlavicSlavicEast Slavic
- Eurasia (Eastern Europe, Northern Asia, and the Caucasus)
- Belarusian, Russian, Ukrainian, Rusyn, Old East Slavic†, Ruthenian†
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Pages in category "Old East Slavic" The following 12 pages are in this category, out of 12 total. This list may not reflect recent changes ().
The language of Kievan Rus is the ancestor of Belarusian, Russian and Ukrainian. It has been called "Old Russian", "Old Ruthenian", and "Old East Slavic". "Old Russian" is perceived as making the other two languages seem insignificant or inferior to modern Russian.
The East Slavs are Slavic peoples speaking the East Slavic languages.Formerly the main population of the loose medieval Kievan Rus federation state, by the seventeenth century they evolved into the Belarusian, Russian, Rusyn and Ukrainian people.
East Slavic is generally thought to converge to one Old East Slavic language, which existed until at least the 12th century. Linguistic differentiation was accelerated by the dispersion of the Slavic peoples over a large territory, which in Central Europe exceeded the current extent of Slavic-speaking majorities.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia "Old Bulgarian" redirects here. For the extinct Turkic language, see Bulgar language. Old Church Slavonic or Old Slavonic (/ sləˈvɒnɪk /, / slæˈ -/) was the first Slavic literary language.
- Formerly in Slavic areas under the influence of Byzantium (both Catholic and Orthodox)
- Central Europe, Eastern Europe, Southeastern Europe
- Indo-European, Balto-SlavicSlavicSouthEasternOld Church Slavonic
- Glagolitic, Cyrillic
Old East Slavic (historical) A Slavic language used from the 10th to the 14th centuries by East Slavs in the state of Kievan Rus and its successors. The ancestor of Belarusian, Russian, Rusyn and Ukrainian.
Oct 22, 2020 · From Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia Old East Slavic or Old Russian was a language used during the 10th–15th centuries by East Slavs in Kievan Rus' and states which evolved after the collapse of Kievan Rus', from which later the Russian, Belarusian, Ukrainian and Rusyn languages evolved.