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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

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

Words derived from “члѣнъ”

  • членство
  • членосос
  • член
  • членик
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- →