Where does “члѣнъ” come from?

члѣнъ (Old Church Slavonic) comes from Proto-Slavic čelnъ, from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- — to turn.

Ancestry of “члѣнъ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicčelnъsegment, part; member
2Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn

Words derived from “члѣнъ

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷel-Every word from Proto-Slavic čelnъ