Where does “селән” come from?

селән (Kalmyk) comes from Russian селе́ние, from Russian сели́ть, from Russian село́, from Old East Slavic село, from Proto-Slavic selo, from Proto-Indo-European sēl- — to calm, quiet, be favourable.

селән (Kalmyk): village, settlement

Definitions

  1. village, settlement

Ancestry of “селән”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianселе́ниеsettlement, colony; village, hamlet
2Russianсели́тьto settle
3Russianсело́village
4Old East Slavicселоdwelling
5Proto-Slavicselovillage
6Proto-Indo-Europeansēl-to calm, quiet, be favourable
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sēl- →Every word from Proto-Slavic selo →Every word from Old East Slavic село →