Where does “ឆែក” come from?

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

ឆែក (Khmer): to cut, notch, slice, split

Definitions

  1. to cut, notch, slice, split

Ancestry of “ឆែក”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchtchèqueCzech, the Czech language; Czech
2Czechčech—
3Old CzechČechCzech person
4Proto-Slavicčelověkъman, human
5Proto-Indo-European(s)kʷel-crowd, people
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn

Words derived from “ឆែក”

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