Where does “населе́ние” come from?

населе́ние (Russian) comes 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.

населе́ние (Russian): population, inhabitants

Definitions

  1. population, inhabitants

Ancestry of “населе́ние”, step by step

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

Words derived from “населе́ние”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sēl- →Every word from Proto-Slavic selo →Every word from Old East Slavic село →