Where does “чест” come from?
чест (Bulgarian) comes from Old Church Slavonic чьсть, from Proto-Slavic čьstь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *kistis, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kʷit-tis.
чест (Bulgarian): frequent, common, usual; occurring in very short...
Definitions
- frequent, common, usual; occurring in very short...
Ancestry of “чест”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Church Slavonic | чьсть | — |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | čьstь | honor, respect |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | *kistis | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kʷit-tis | — |