Where does “чинъ” come from?

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

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 kʷisEvery word from Proto-Indo-European kʷeyEvery word from Proto-Slavic činъ