Where does “cinit” come from?

cinit (Middle English) comes from Proto-Slavic činiti, from Proto-Indo-European kʷey-n-, from Proto-Indo-European kʷey- — to pay; to avenge.

cinit (Middle English): Alternative spelling of cenyth

Definitions

  1. Alternative spelling of cenyth

Ancestry of “cinit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicčinitito do, to accomplish
2Proto-Indo-Europeankʷey-n-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeankʷey-to pay; to avenge

Words derived from “cinit”

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