I read the other day that the word slave comes from Slav, Eastern Europeans, due the vast quantities of Slavic slaves traded in the past. Fascinating how languages evolve and influence each other.
Also ciao from Venetian language means slave. It's a way of saying "at your disposal" the salute way of using this word
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Ciao come from sciavo, Venice being near slavic balcanic countries very likely it's the same root
Yes I read that in the same book. The Silk Roads: A new history of the world, by Peter Frankopan. Great book.
