Where does “cilen” come from?

cilen (Romanian) comes from Russian член, from Old Church Slavonic члѣнъ, from Proto-Slavic čelnъ, from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- — to turn.

cilen (Romanian): member of a society or a courthouse

Definitions

  1. member of a society or a courthouse

Ancestry of “cilen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianчленlimb; article; part
2Old Church Slavonicчлѣнъ—
3Proto-Slavicčelnъsegment, part; member
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- →Every word from Proto-Slavic čelnъ →Every word from Old Church Slavonic члѣнъ →