Where does “Wacław” come from?

Wacław (Polish) comes from Czech Václav, from Old Czech Venceslav, from Proto-Slavic *Vęťeslàvъ, from Proto-Slavic slàva, from Proto-Indo-European ḱlew-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.

Ancestry of “Wacław”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1CzechVáclav—
2Old CzechVenceslav—
3Proto-Slavic*Vęťeslàvъ—
4Proto-Slavicslàvafame; glory; glory, fame
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱlew-to hear
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline

Words derived from “Wacław”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱlew- →Every word from Proto-Slavic slàva →
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