Where does “čeština” come from?

čeština (Czech) comes from Slovene češčina, 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.

čeština (Czech): Czech (language)

Definitions

  1. Czech (language)

Ancestry of “čeština”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SlovenečeščinaCzech
2Old CzechčešskýCzech
3Old CzechČechCzech person
4Proto-Slavicčelověkъman, human
5Proto-Indo-European(s)kʷel-crowd, people
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn

Words derived from “čeština”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kʷel- →Every word from Proto-Slavic čelověkъ →