Where does “посёлок” come from?

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

посёлок (Russian): small settlement, village

Definitions

  1. small settlement, village

Ancestry of “посёлок”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianсело́village
2Old East Slavicселоdwelling
3Proto-Slavicselovillage
4Proto-Indo-Europeansēl-to calm, quiet, be favourable

Words derived from “посёлок”

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