Where does “вселена” come from?

вселена (Bulgarian) comes from Old Church Slavonic въселенаꙗ, from Old Church Slavonic въселенъ, from Proto-Slavic selo, from Proto-Indo-European sēl- — to calm, quiet, be favourable.

вселена (Bulgarian): universe, cosmos, world

Definitions

  1. universe, cosmos, world

Ancestry of “вселена”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Church Slavonicвъселенаꙗinhabited world; ecumene, from οἰκουμένη
2Old Church Slavonicвъселенъinhabited
3Proto-Slavicselovillage
4Proto-Indo-Europeansēl-to calm, quiet, be favourable
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sēl- →Every word from Proto-Slavic selo →Every word from Old Church Slavonic въселенъ →