Where does “ჩინოვნიკობა” come from?

ჩინოვნიკობა (Georgian) comes from Georgian ჩინოვნიკი, from Russian чино́вник, 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;...

ჩინოვნიკობა (Georgian): officialdom

Definitions

  1. officialdom

Ancestry of “ჩინოვნიკობა”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Georgianჩინოვნიკიofficial, officeholder
2Russianчино́вникofficial, functionary, bureaucrat
3Russianчинrank; official; a religious rite
4Old East Slavicчинъ—
5Proto-Slavicčinъdignity
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷey—
7Proto-Indo-Europeankʷisinterrogative, relative stem; who, what;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷis →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷey →Every word from Proto-Slavic činъ →