👉 Slavonic is a language of the Slavic languages family. It originated in what is now modern-day Ukraine and Belarus, and it was used as an official language in the Russian Empire from 1721 to 1918. The word "slav" means "slave," and this term is often used to refer to someone who has been or is being held in slavery. Slavonic is characterized by its rich vocabulary, which includes words derived from the Old Slavic