Where does “pocăință” come from?

pocăință (Romanian) comes from Romanian pocăi, from Old Church Slavonic покаꙗти, from Proto-Slavic kàjati, from Proto-Indo-European kʷōy-, from Proto-Indo-European kʷey- — to pay; to avenge.

pocăință (Romanian): repentance

Definitions

  1. repentance

Ancestry of “pocăință”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianpocăito repent
2Old Church Slavonicпокаꙗтиto repent
3Proto-Slavickàjatito repent, to regret
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷōy-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷey-to pay; to avenge
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷōy- →Every word from Proto-Slavic kàjati →