Where does “človek” come from?
človek (Slovene) comes from Proto-Slavic ľudьje, from Proto-Balto-Slavic ljaudejes, from Proto-Balto-Slavic ljaudis, from Proto-Indo-European h₁léwdʰis, from Proto-Indo-European h₁lewdʰ- — to grow; people.
človek (Slovene): human; person
Ancestry of “človek”, step by step