Where does “činъ” come from?

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

činъ (Proto-Slavic): dignity

Definitions

  1. dignity

Ancestry of “činъ”, step by step

činъ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Indo-European kʷey

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

via Proto-Indo-European kʷey-no-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeankʷey-no-—
2Proto-Indo-Europeankʷey-to pay; to avenge

Words derived from “činъ”

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