Where does “チェコ” come from?
チェコ (Japanese) comes from Japanese チェコスロバキア, from English Czecho-, from English Czech, from Polish Czech, from Czech čech, from Old Czech Čech, from Proto-Slavic čelověkъ, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kʷel- — to turn.
Ancestry of “チェコ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | チェコスロバキア | Czechoslovakia |
| 2 | English | Czecho- | — |
| 3 | English | Czech | Of, from, or pertaining to the Czech Republic,... |
| 4 | Polish | Czech | Czech man; Bohemian man |
| 5 | Czech | čech | — |
| 6 | Old Czech | Čech | Czech person |
| 7 | Proto-Slavic | čelověkъ | man, human |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kʷel- | crowd, people |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷel- | to turn |