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Where does “pračeština” come from?

pračeština (Czech) comes from Czech čeština, 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.

pračeština (Czech): Proto-Czech

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  1. Proto-Czech

Ancestry of “pračeština”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechčeština—
2SlovenečeščinaCzech
3Old Czechčešský—
4Old CzechČech—
5Proto-Slavicčelověkъman, human
6Proto-Indo-European(s)kʷel-crowd, people
7Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn
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