Where does “češčina” come from?
češčina (Slovene) comes from Old Czech češský, from Old Czech Čech, from Proto-Slavic čelověkъ, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kʷel-, from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- — to turn.
češčina (Slovene): Czech
Definitions
- Czech
Ancestry of “češčina”, step by step
češčina traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old Czech češský
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Czech | češský | Czech |
| 2 | Old Czech | Čech | Czech person |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | čelověkъ | man, human |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kʷel- | crowd, people |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷel- | to turn |
via Slovene čéški
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Slovene | čéški | Czech (of a nation, its language, or its culture) |