Where does “čelo” come from?

čelo (Slovene) comes from Proto-Slavic čelo, from Proto-Indo-European kelh₃os.

čelo (Slovene): forehead; cello

Definitions

  1. forehead; cello

Ancestry of “čelo”, step by step

čelo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Slavic čelo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicčeloforehead
2Proto-Indo-Europeankelh₃os—

via Slovene violončélo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sloveneviolončélovioloncello
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kelh₃os →Every word from Proto-Slavic čelo →