Where does “человечество” come from?

человечество (Russian) comes from Russian челове́к, from Old East Slavic человѣкъ, from Proto-Slavic čьlověkъ.

человечество (Russian): humanity, humankind, mankind (human beings as a group)

Definitions

  1. humanity, humankind, mankind (human beings as a group)

Ancestry of “человечество”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianчелове́кman; human
2Old East Slavicчеловѣкъman, human
3Proto-Slavicčьlověkъ—
Every word from Proto-Slavic čьlověkъ →Every word from Old East Slavic человѣкъ →Every word from Russian челове́к →