Some Slovenian practitioners use the Slovenian language term "ajd", which is a loan-word of the Germanic-language "heathen". When using English language terms to describe their religion, some Rodnovers favour "Heathen", in part due to a perceived affinity with the contemporary Germanic Heathens who also commonly use that term. Another term employed by some Rodnovers has been "Slavianism" or "Slavism", which appears especially in Polish ("Słowiaństwo"), in Russian ("Slavianstvo"), and in Slovak ("Slovianstvo"). The ethnonym "Slavs" (Polish: "Słowianie", South Slavic: "Sloveni", Russian: "Slavyane"), derives from the Proto-Slavic root *"slovo", "word", and means "those who speak the same words", and according to Rodnovers it has the religious connotation of "praising one's gods".