Where does “начѧти” come from?
начѧти (Old East Slavic) comes from Proto-Slavic načęti, from Proto-Indo-European ḱen- — to set oneself in motion, arise.
Ancestry of “начѧти”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Slavic | načęti | to begin |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱen- | to set oneself in motion, arise |