Where does “ĉeĥa” come from?

ĉeĥa (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto ĉeĥo, from Czech čech, from Old Czech Čech, from Proto-Slavic čelověkъ, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kʷel-, from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- — to turn.

ĉeĥa (Esperanto): Czech of or relating to the Czech Republic, the Czech people, or the Czech language

Definitions

  1. Czech of or relating to the Czech Republic, the Czech people, or the Czech language

Ancestry of “ĉeĥa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantoĉeĥoa Czech person
2Czechčech—
3Old CzechČechCzech person
4Proto-Slavicčelověkъman, human
5Proto-Indo-European(s)kʷel-crowd, people
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kʷel- →Every word from Proto-Slavic čelověkъ →
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