The English word Slav could be derived from the Middle English word sclave, which was borrowed from Medieval Latin sclavus or slavus, itself a borrowing and Byzantine Greek σκλάβος sklábos "slave," which was in turn apparently derived from a misunderstanding of the Slavic autonym (denoting a speaker of their own languages). The Byzantine term Sklavinoi was loaned into Arabic as Saqaliba صقالبة (sing. Saqlabi صقلبي) by medieval Arab historiographers. However, the origin of this word is disputed.
"బైజాంటైన్ గ్రీకు" "ఎక్స్ట్రా" "-" "ఎక్స్ట్రా" "-" "ఎక్స్ట్రా" "-" "ఎక్స్ట్రా" "-" "ఎక్స్ట్రా" "-" "ఎక్స్ట్రా" "-" "ఎక్స్ట్రా" "-" "ఎక్స్ట్రా" "-" "బానిస" "-ఇది స్పష్టంగా దేని నుండి ఉద్భవించింది?"
misunderstanding of the Slavic autonym