Where does “Tsjeg” come from?

Tsjeg (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch Tsjech, from Czech čech, from Old Czech Čech, from Proto-Slavic čelověkъ, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kʷel-, from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- — to turn.

Tsjeg (Afrikaans): Czech person from the Czech Republic or of Czech descent

Definitions

  1. Czech person from the Czech Republic or of Czech descent

Ancestry of “Tsjeg”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchTsjechCzech (person)
2Czechčech—
3Old CzechČechCzech person
4Proto-Slavicčelověkъman, human
5Proto-Indo-European(s)kʷel-crowd, people
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kʷel- →Every word from Proto-Slavic čelověkъ →