Where does “член” come from?
член (Russian) comes from Old Church Slavonic члѣнъ, from Proto-Slavic čelnъ, from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- — to turn.
член (Russian): limb; article; part
Ancestry of “член”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Church Slavonic | члѣнъ | — |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | čelnъ | segment, part; member |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷel- | to turn |
Words derived from “член”