Where does “село” come from?

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

село (Bulgarian): village; the countryside; rural area

Definitions

  1. village; the countryside; rural area

Ancestry of “село”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Church Slavonicселоvillage, settlement, habitat; field
2Proto-Slavicselovillage
3Proto-Indo-Europeansēl-to calm, quiet, be favourable

Words derived from “село”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sēl- →Every word from Proto-Slavic selo →Every word from Old Church Slavonic село →