Where does “checo” come from?

checo (Portuguese) comes from French tchèque, from Czech čech, from Old Czech Čech, from Proto-Slavic čelověkъ, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kʷel-, from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- — to turn.

checo (Portuguese): Czech

Definitions

  1. Czech

Ancestry of “checo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchtchèqueCzech, the Czech language; Czech
2Czechčech—
3Old CzechČechCzech person
4Proto-Slavicčelověkъman, human
5Proto-Indo-European(s)kʷel-crowd, people
6Proto-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 →