Where does “clåvăk” come from?

clåvăk (Polabian) comes from Proto-Slavic čelověkъ, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kʷel-, from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- — to turn.

clåvăk (Polabian): man

Definitions

  1. man

Ancestry of “clåvăk”, step by step

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