Where does “чи́нен” come from?

чи́нен (Bulgarian) comes from Russian чи́нный, from Russian чин, from Old East Slavic чинъ, from Proto-Slavic činъ, from Proto-Indo-European kʷey, from Proto-Indo-European kʷis — interrogative, relative stem; who, what;...

чи́нен (Bulgarian): respectful, sedate

Definitions

  1. respectful, sedate

Ancestry of “чи́нен”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianчи́нныйsedate, decorous
2Russianчинrank; official; a religious rite
3Old East Slavicчинъ—
4Proto-Slavicčinъdignity
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷey—
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷisinterrogative, relative stem; who, what;...

Words derived from “чи́нен”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷis →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷey →Every word from Proto-Slavic činъ →