Where does “Czech” come from?

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

Czech (Old Polish): Czech

Definitions

  1. Czech

Ancestry of “Czech”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old CzechČechCzech person
2Proto-Slavicčelověkъman, human
3Proto-Indo-European(s)kʷel-crowd, people
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn

Words derived from “Czech”

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