Where does “чинъ” come from?

чинъ (Old Church Slavonic) comes from Proto-Slavic činъ, from Proto-Indo-European kʷey, from Proto-Indo-European kʷis — interrogative, relative stem; who, what;...

чинъ (Old Church Slavonic): order; rank; rule

Definitions

  1. order; rank; rule

Ancestry of “чинъ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicčinъdignity
2Proto-Indo-Europeankʷey—
3Proto-Indo-Europeankʷisinterrogative, relative stem; who, what;...

Words derived from “чинъ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷis →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷey →Every word from Proto-Slavic činъ →