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

  1. Czech

Ancestry of “češčina”, step by step

češčina traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Czech češský

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old CzechčešskýCzech
2Old CzechČechCzech person
3Proto-Slavicčelověkъman, human
4Proto-Indo-European(s)kʷel-crowd, people
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn

via Slovene čéški

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SlovenečéškiCzech (of a nation, its language, or its culture)

Words derived from “češčina

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷel-Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kʷel-Every word from Proto-Slavic čelověkъ