Where does “Československo” come from?
Československo (Czech) comes from Czech český, from Old Czech češský, from Old Czech Čech, from Proto-Slavic čelověkъ, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kʷel-, from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- — to turn.
Ancestry of “Československo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Czech | český | Czech; Bohemian |
| 2 | Old Czech | češský | — |
| 3 | Old Czech | Čech | — |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | čelověkъ | man, human |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kʷel- | crowd, people |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷel- | to turn |