Where does “účinnost” come from?
účinnost (Czech) comes from Czech účinný, 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.
účinnost (Czech): efficiency
Ancestry of “účinnost”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Czech | účinný | efficient |
| 2 | Czech | učinit | to do; to make, to render |
| 3 | Serbo-Croatian | učiniti | to do, make; to seem, appear, look |
| 4 | Serbo-Croatian | činiti | to make, do; to commit, perform; to constitute,... |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | činiti | to do, to accomplish |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷey-n- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷey- | to pay; to avenge |