Where does “csehszlovák” come from?

csehszlovák (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian szlovák, from Slovak Slovák, from Slovak Slovan, from Proto-Slavic slověninъ, from Proto-Slavic slovo, from Proto-Balto-Slavic ślawas, from Proto-Indo-European ḱléwos, from Proto-Indo-European ḱlew- — to cover; to incline.

csehszlovák (Hungarian): Czechoslovakian; Czechoslovak, a person from...

Definitions

  1. Czechoslovakian; Czechoslovak, a person from...

Ancestry of “csehszlovák”, step by step

csehszlovák traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian szlovák

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1HungarianszlovákSlovak, Slovakian; Slovak
2SlovakSlováka man from Slovakia, a male Slovak; a male...
3SlovakSlovanSlav
4Proto-SlavicslověninъSlav
5Proto-Slavicslovoword
6Proto-Balto-Slavicślawas—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱléwosfame
8Proto-Indo-Europeanḱlew-to hear
9Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline

via Hungarian cseh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1HungariancsehCzech
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 ḱel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱlew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱléwos →