Where does “причьтьникъ” come from?

причьтьникъ (Old Church Slavonic) comes from Old Church Slavonic чьсть, from Proto-Slavic čьstь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *kistis, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kʷit-tis.

причьтьникъ (Old Church Slavonic): clerk

Definitions

  1. clerk

Ancestry of “причьтьникъ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Church Slavonicчьстьhonour
2Proto-Slavicčьstьhonor, respect
3Proto-Balto-Slavic*kistis
4Proto-Indo-European(s)kʷit-tis
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kʷit-tisEvery word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *kistisEvery word from Proto-Slavic čьstь