Where does “cłowjek” come from?

cłowjek (Lower Sorbian) comes from Proto-Slavic čelověkъ, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kʷel-, from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- — to turn.

cłowjek (Lower Sorbian): man; husband

Definitions

  1. man; husband

Ancestry of “cłowjek”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicčelověkъman, human
2Proto-Indo-European(s)kʷel-crowd, people
3Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kʷel- →Every word from Proto-Slavic čelověkъ →