Where does “căință” come from?
căință (Romanian) comes from Romanian căi, from Old Church Slavonic каꙗти, from Proto-Slavic kàjati, from Proto-Indo-European kʷōy-, from Proto-Indo-European kʷey- — to pay; to avenge.
căință (Romanian): regret; repentance
Ancestry of “căință”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Romanian | căi | — |
| 2 | Old Church Slavonic | каꙗти | — |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | kàjati | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷōy- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷey- | to pay; to avenge |