Where does “český” come from?

český (Czech) comes 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.

český (Czech): Czech; Bohemian

Definitions

  1. Czech; Bohemian

Ancestry of “český”, step by step

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

Words derived from “český”

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