Where does “účinný” come from?

účinný (Czech) comes from Czech učinit, from Serbo-Croatian učiniti, from Serbo-Croatian činiti, from Proto-Slavic činiti, from Proto-Indo-European kʷey-n-, from Proto-Indo-European kʷey- — to pay; to avenge.

účinný (Czech): efficient

Definitions

  1. efficient

Ancestry of “účinný”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechučinitto do; to make, to render
2Serbo-Croatianučinitito do, make; to seem, appear, look
3Serbo-Croatiančinitito make, do; to commit, perform; to constitute,...
4Proto-Slavicčinitito do, to accomplish
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷey-n-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷey-to pay; to avenge

Words derived from “účinný”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷey-n- →Every word from Proto-Slavic činiti →