Krivichi (other)
Krivichi were a tribal union of Early East Slavs The early Slavs were speakers of Indo-European languages, Indo-European dialects who lived during the Migration Period and the Early Middle Ages (approximately from the 5th to the 10th centuries AD) in Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Ea ... between the 6th and the 12th centuries. Krivichi may also refer to: * Kryvichy, several inhabited localities in Belarus called 'Krivichi' in Russian * Kryvychi, several inhabited localities in Ukraini called 'Krivichi' in Russian See also

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Krivichi
The Krivichs or Kryvichs ( rus, кри́вичи, p=ˈkrʲivʲɪtɕɪ, krivichi, links=y; , ) were a tribal union of Early East Slavs between the 6th and the 12th centuries. It is suggested that originally the Krivichi were native to the area around Pskov. They migrated to the mostly Finnic areas in the upper reaches of the Volga, Dnieper, Dvina, areas south of the lower reaches of river Velikaya and parts of the Neman basin. Etymology According to Max Vasmer, the name of the tribe probably stems from that of their legendary forefather Kriv.WORD: кри́вичи
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Early East Slavs
The early Slavs were speakers of Indo-European languages, Indo-European dialects who lived during the Migration Period and the Early Middle Ages (approximately from the 5th to the 10th centuries AD) in Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern and Southeast Europe and established the foundations for the Slavs, Slavic nations through the Slavic states of the Early Middle Ages, Early and High Middle Ages. The Slavs' original homeland is still a matter of debate due to a lack of historical records; however, scholars generally place it in Eastern Europe, with Polesia being the most commonly accepted location. It is generally agreed that ancient Roman writers referred to the ancestors of Slavs as Vistula Veneti, Venedi. The proto-Slavic term ''Slav'' shares roots with Slavic terms for ''speech'', ''word'' , and perhaps was used by early Slavic people themselves to denote other people, who spoke languages similar to Slavs (ethnonym), theirs. The first written use of the name "S ...
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Kryvichy
Kryvichy (; ) may refer to the following places in Belarus: * Kryvichy, Brest Region, a village in Pinsk District, Brest Region * Kryvichy, Iwye District, a village in Iwye District, Grodno Region * Kryvichy, Lida District, a village in Lida District, Grodno Region * Kryvichy, Myadzyel District, an urban-type settlement in Myadzyel District, Minsk Region * Kryvichy, Salihorsk District, an agrotown in Salihorsk District, Minsk Region * Kryvichy, Vitebsk Region, a village in Hlybokaye District, Vitebsk Region * Kryvichy, Zelva District, an agrotown in Zelva District, Grodno Region See also * *Krivichi (other) Krivichi were a tribal union of Early East Slavs The early Slavs were speakers of Indo-European languages, Indo-European dialects who lived during the Migration Period and the Early Middle Ages (approximately from the 5th to the 10th centuries ...