Where does “pokání” come from?

pokání (Czech) comes from Czech kat, from Old Czech [[káti, from Proto-Slavic kàjati, from Proto-Indo-European kʷōy-, from Proto-Indo-European kʷey- — to pay; to avenge.

pokání (Czech): repentance, penance

Definitions

  1. repentance, penance

Ancestry of “pokání”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechkatexecutioner
2Old Czech[[káti—
3Proto-Slavickàjatito repent, to regret
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷōy-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷey-to pay; to avenge
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷōy- →Every word from Proto-Slavic kàjati →