Where does “západoslovanský” come from?

západoslovanský (Czech) comes from Czech Slovan, from Old Czech Slověnín, from Proto-Slavic slověninъ, from Proto-Slavic slovo, from Proto-Balto-Slavic ślawas, from Proto-Indo-European ḱléwos, from Proto-Indo-European ḱlew-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.

západoslovanský (Czech): West Slavic

Definitions

  1. West Slavic

Ancestry of “západoslovanský”, step by step

západoslovanský traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Czech Slovan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1CzechSlovanSlav
2Old CzechSlověnínSlav
3Proto-SlavicslověninъSlav
4Proto-Slavicslovoword
5Proto-Balto-Slavicślawas—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱléwosfame
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱlew-to hear
8Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline

via Czech západ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechzápadsunset; west
2Proto-Slavic*zapadъsunset
3Proto-Slavicpastìto pasture
4Proto-Balto-Slavicpṓˀstei—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpēd-foot
6Proto-Indo-Europeanped-to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱlew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱléwos →