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Where does “каꙗти” come from?

каꙗти (Old Church Slavonic) comes from Proto-Slavic kàjati, from Proto-Indo-European kʷōy-, from Proto-Indo-European kʷey- — to pay; to avenge.

Ancestry of “каꙗти”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavickàjati—
2Proto-Indo-Europeankʷōy-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeankʷey-to pay; to avenge
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷey- →