Where does “čečen” come from?
čečen (Middle Mongolian) comes from Proto-Mongolic secen, from English sec-, from Czech co, from Old Czech čso, from Proto-Slavic česo, from Proto-Slavic čь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic ki, from Proto-Indo-European kʷíd — interrogative base.
čečen (Middle Mongolian): wise, clever
Ancestry of “čečen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Mongolic | secen | wise, clever |
| 2 | English | sec- | secondary-form of a functional group, a branched... |
| 3 | Czech | co | what; that; isn't it so, don't you think? |
| 4 | Old Czech | čso | — |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | česo | — |
| 6 | Proto-Slavic | čь | what; alternative form of *čьto |
| 7 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | ki | what |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷíd | neuter nominative/accusative singular of *kʷís |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷís | who, what; who, which, that; which, what |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷi- | interrogative base |
Words derived from “čečen”