<P> The Slavic languages ( also called Slavonic languages ) are the Indo - European languages native to the Slavic peoples , originally from Eastern Europe . They are thought to descend from a proto - language called Proto - Slavic spoken during the Early Middle Ages , which in turn is thought to have descended from the earlier Proto - Balto - Slavic language , linking the Slavic languages to the Baltic languages in a Balto - Slavic group within the Indo - European family . </P>
<P> The Slavic languages ( also called Slavonic languages ) are the Indo - European languages native to the Slavic peoples , originally from Eastern Europe . They are thought to descend from a proto - language called Proto - Slavic spoken during the Early Middle Ages , which in turn is thought to have descended from the earlier Proto - Balto - Slavic language , linking the Slavic languages to the Baltic languages in a Balto - Slavic group within the Indo - European family . </P>
from which language family did the russian language descend
from which language family did the russian language descend
Slavic languages
Slavic languages