Where does “це́нен” come from?

це́нен (Bulgarian) comes from Bulgarian цена, from Old Church Slavonic цѣна, from Proto-Slavic cěna, from Proto-Balto-Slavic kainā́ˀ, from Proto-Indo-European kʷoynéh₂, from Proto-Indo-European kʷey- — to pay; to avenge.

це́нен (Bulgarian): valuable, precious

Definitions

  1. valuable, precious

Ancestry of “це́нен”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bulgarianценаprice, worth, cost, value
2Old Church Slavonicцѣнаprice
3Proto-Slaviccěnaprice; value
4Proto-Balto-Slavickainā́ˀprice
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷoynéh₂payment; punishment, vengeance
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷey-to pay; to avenge

Words derived from “це́нен”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷoynéh₂ →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic kainā́ˀ →