Where does “покой” come from?

покой (Bulgarian) comes from Proto-Slavic pokojь, from Proto-Slavic po- — after.

покой (Bulgarian): peace, calm, tranquillity absence of anxiety, care, doubt, agitation, or disturbance

Definitions

  1. peace, calm, tranquillity absence of anxiety, care, doubt, agitation, or disturbance

Ancestry of “покой”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicpokojьrest
2Proto-Slavicpo-after

Words derived from “покой”

Every word from Proto-Slavic po- →Every word from Proto-Slavic pokojь →