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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

  1. frequent, common, usual; occurring in very short...

Ancestry of “чест”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Church Slavonicчьсть—
2Proto-Slavicčьstьhonor, respect
3Proto-Balto-Slavic*kistis—
4Proto-Indo-European(s)kʷit-tis—
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