Where does “čelověkъ” come from?
čelověkъ (Proto-Slavic) comes from Proto-Indo-European (s)kʷel-, from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- — to turn.
čelověkъ (Proto-Slavic): man, human
Ancestry of “čelověkъ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kʷel- | crowd, people |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷel- | to turn |
Words derived from “čelověkъ”