Where does “cele” come from?

cele (Lower Sorbian) comes from Lower Sorbian ceły, from Proto-Slavic *cě̑lъ — whole.

cele (Lower Sorbian): completely, entirely

Definitions

  1. completely, entirely

Ancestry of “cele”, step by step

cele traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Lower Sorbian ceły

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lower Sorbianceływhole
2Proto-Slavic*cě̑lъwhole

via Lower Sorbian je

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lower Sorbianjeaccusative of wóni
Every word from Proto-Slavic *cě̑lъ →Every word from Lower Sorbian ceły →