Where does “Čech” come from?

Čech (Old Czech) comes from Proto-Slavic čelověkъ, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kʷel-, from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- — to turn.

Čech (Old Czech): Czech person

Definitions

  1. Czech person

Ancestry of “Čech”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicčelověkъman, human
2Proto-Indo-European(s)kʷel-crowd, people
3Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn

Words derived from “Čech”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kʷel- →Every word from Proto-Slavic čelověkъ →