Where does “čela” come from?

čela (Molise Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian čelo, from Proto-Slavic čelo, from Proto-Indo-European kelh₃os.

Ancestry of “čela”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatiančeloforehead
2Proto-Slavicčeloforehead
3Proto-Indo-Europeankelh₃os—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kelh₃os →Every word from Proto-Slavic čelo →Every word from Serbo-Croatian čelo →
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