Where does “řeč” come from?

řeč (Czech) comes from Old Czech řěč, from Proto-Slavic rěčь, from Proto-Slavic rěk-, from Proto-Slavic -ь, from Proto-Indo-European -is — Forms nouns from verbs.

řeč (Czech): speech; speech, oration; language

Definitions

  1. speech; speech, oration; language

Ancestry of “řeč”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Czechřěčspeech
2Proto-Slavicrěčьspeech
3Proto-Slavicrěk-—
4Proto-Slavic-ьForms nouns; From adjectives; From participles
5Proto-Indo-European-isForms nouns from verbs

Words derived from “řeč”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -is →Every word from Proto-Slavic -ь →Every word from Proto-Slavic rěk- →