Etymology Explorer
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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
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Proto-Slavic
čelnъ
segment, part; member
2
Proto-Indo-European
kʷel-
to turn
Words derived from “члѣнъ”
член
членство
членик
членосос
член-учредитель
членоразде́льный
членский
cilen
clena
нечленораздельный
членораздельно
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- →
Every word from Proto-Slavic čelnъ →