Where does “czynność” come from?

czynność (Polish) comes from Polish czynić, from Proto-Slavic činiti, from Proto-Indo-European kʷey-n-, from Proto-Indo-European kʷey- — to pay; to avenge.

czynność (Polish): action; activity, activeness

Definitions

  1. action; activity, activeness

Ancestry of “czynność”, step by step

czynność traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish czynić

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishczynićto make, do
2Proto-Slavicčinitito do, to accomplish
3Proto-Indo-Europeankʷey-n-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷey-to pay; to avenge

via Polish czynny

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishczynnyactive; open; working, in order, functional

Words derived from “czynność”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷey-n- →Every word from Proto-Slavic činiti →