Where does “Czech” come from?
Czech (Polish) 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.
Czech (Polish): Czech man; Bohemian man
Definitions
- Czech man; Bohemian man
Ancestry of “Czech”, step by step
Czech traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Czech čech
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Czech | čech | — |
| 2 | Old Czech | Čech | Czech person |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | čelověkъ | man, human |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kʷel- | crowd, people |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷel- | to turn |
via Old Polish Czech
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Polish | Czech | Czech |