Where does “члан” come from?
члан (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic čelnъ, from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- — to turn.
Ancestry of “члан”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Slavic | čelnъ | segment, part; member |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷel- | to turn |
Words derived from “члан”