Old Belarusian

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Old Belarusian is a historical East Slavic language that served as the literary and chancery language of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and is a direct ancestor of the modern Belarusian language.

Aliases (1)

Ruthenian ×2

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth → chanceryLanguage → Old Belarusian →

this entity surface form: "Ruthenian"

Old East Slavic → hasDescendant → Old Belarusian →

Cossack Hetmanate → officialLanguage → Old Belarusian →

this entity surface form: "Ruthenian"