Where does “چه” come from?

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

چه (Ottoman Turkish): Bohemia

Definitions

  1. Bohemia

Ancestry of “چه”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechčech—
2Old CzechČechCzech person
3Proto-Slavicčelověkъman, human
4Proto-Indo-European(s)kʷel-crowd, people
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn

Words derived from “چه”

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