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