Where does “народонаселение” come from?

народонаселение (Russian) comes from Russian населе́ние, from Russian насели́ть, from Russian сели́ть, from Russian село́, from Old East Slavic село, from Proto-Slavic selo, from Proto-Indo-European sēl- — to calm, quiet, be favourable.

народонаселение (Russian): population; tenants

Definitions

  1. population; tenants

Ancestry of “народонаселение”, step by step

народонаселение traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian населе́ние

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianнаселе́ниеpopulation, inhabitants
2Russianнасели́тьto populate
3Russianсели́тьto settle
4Russianсело́village
5Old East Slavicселоdwelling
6Proto-Slavicselovillage
7Proto-Indo-Europeansēl-to calm, quiet, be favourable

via Russian наро́д

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianнаро́дpeople
2Proto-Slavicnarodъpeople, nation
3Proto-Balto-Slavicnōradas—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sēl- →Every word from Proto-Slavic selo →Every word from Old East Slavic село →