Where does “Czech” come from?
Czech comes from Polish Czech, which comes from Czech Čech, a name of unknown ultimate meaning.
Czech (English): Of, from, or pertaining to the Czech Republic,...
Definitions
- Of, from, or pertaining to the Czech Republic,...
Ancestry of “Czech”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Polish | Czech | Czech man; Bohemian man |
| 2 | Czech | čech | — |
| 3 | Old Czech | Čech | Czech person |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | čelověkъ | man, human |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kʷel- | crowd, people |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷel- | to turn |
Words derived from “Czech”