The Czech ethnonym (archaic ') was the name of a Slavic tribe in central Bohemia that subdued the surrounding tribes in the late 9th century and created the Czech/Bohemian state. The origin of the name of the tribe itself is unknown. According to legend, it comes from their leader Čech, who brought them to Bohemia. The exact etymology of Čech is uncertain, with most common derivation relating it to the root čel- (member of the people, kinsman). The Czech ethnonym was adopted by the Moravians in the 19th century.
The Czech ethnonym (archaic ') was the name of a Slavic tribe in central Bohemia that subdued the surrounding tribes in the late 9th century and created the Czech/Bohemian state. The origin of the name of the tribe itself is unknown. According to legend, it comes from their leader Čech, who brought them to Bohemia. The exact etymology of Čech is uncertain, with most common derivation relating it to the root čel- (member of the people, kinsman). The Czech ethnonym was adopted by the Moravians in the 19th century.