Where does “捷克” come from?

捷克 (Chinese Mandarin) comes from English Czech, from Polish Czech, from Czech čech, from Old Czech Čech, from Proto-Slavic čelověkъ, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kʷel-, from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- — to turn.

Ancestry of “捷克”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishCzechOf, from, or pertaining to the Czech Republic,...
2PolishCzechCzech man; Bohemian man
3Czechčech
4Old CzechČechCzech person
5Proto-Slavicčelověkъman, human
6Proto-Indo-European(s)kʷel-crowd, people
7Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷel-
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