Where does “сельча́нин” come from?

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

сельча́нин (Russian): countryman a person living in a rural area

Definitions

  1. countryman a person living in a rural area

Ancestry of “сельча́нин”, step by step

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

Words derived from “сельча́нин”

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