Nay further, they [Antes & Slavs] do not differ at all from one another in appearance. For they are all exceptionally tall and stalwart men, while their bodies and hair are neither very fair or blonde, nor indeed do they incline entirely to the dark type, but they are all slightly ruddy in color.“
(Procopius)
(Suovik, bird name; e.g., Old Church Slavonic suaviy, Russian souoviey proven to be from original *souv meaning a grey-yellow color (German sal “dirty-gray”); Prussian salovis is a borrowing).
(Aleksander Brückner – Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language)
In English thrush nightingale (Luscinia luscinia) and in German Sprosser. Here is where they live and where they spend the winter.
Now you know too why the River Souava (Solawa) is called Saale in German. Also, say suovik and then change the “s” to a “ch” & you get “chuovik”. Anyone know what that is?
So maybe the Wends or Veneti were not Western Slavs but rather Eastern Slavs?
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