Where does “cilvēks” come from?

cilvēks (Latvian) comes from Old East Slavic человѣкъ, from Proto-Slavic čьlověkъ.

cilvēks (Latvian): person, human being; person; people

Definitions

  1. person, human being; person; people

Ancestry of “cilvēks”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicчеловѣкъman, human
2Proto-Slavicčьlověkъ

Words derived from “cilvēks

Every word from Proto-Slavic čьlověkъEvery word from Old East Slavic человѣкъ