Where does “tchèque” come from?

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

tchèque (French): Czech, the Czech language; Czech

Definitions

  1. Czech, the Czech language; Czech

Ancestry of “tchèque”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechčech—
2Old CzechČechCzech person
3Proto-Slavicčelověkъman, human
4Proto-Indo-European(s)kʷel-crowd, people
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn

Words derived from “tchèque”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kʷel- →Every word from Proto-Slavic čelověkъ →