Where does “це́лый” come from?

це́лый (Russian) comes from Old East Slavic цѣлъ, from Proto-Slavic cělъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic kailas, from Proto-Indo-European kóylos — healthy, whole; safe, unharmed.

це́лый (Russian): whole, healthy

Definitions

  1. whole, healthy

Ancestry of “це́лый”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicцѣлъ—
2Proto-Slaviccělъwhole
3Proto-Balto-Slavickailaswhole
4Proto-Indo-Europeankóyloshealthy, whole; safe, unharmed

Words derived from “це́лый”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kóylos →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic kailas →Every word from Proto-Slavic cělъ →