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Where does “чьсть” come from?

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

Ancestry of “чьсть”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicčьstьhonor, respect
2Proto-Balto-Slavic*kistis—
3Proto-Indo-European(s)kʷit-tis—
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