Where does “Каин” come from?
Каин (Russian) comes from Old Church Slavonic Каинъ, from Ancient Greek Κάϊν, from Biblical Hebrew קַיִן.
Каин (Russian): Cain
Ancestry of “Каин”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Church Slavonic | Каинъ | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | Κάϊν | — |
| 3 | Biblical Hebrew | קַיִן | — |