Where does “драгоценность” come from?
драгоценность (Russian) comes from Russian драгоце́нный, from Russian це́нный, from Russian цена́, from Old East Slavic цѣна, from Proto-Slavic cěna, from Proto-Balto-Slavic kainā́ˀ, from Proto-Indo-European kʷoynéh₂, from Proto-Indo-European kʷey- — to pay; to avenge.
драгоценность (Russian): gem, jewel; (plural) jewelry
Definitions
- gem, jewel; (plural) jewelry
Ancestry of “драгоценность”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | драгоце́нный | precious |
| 2 | Russian | це́нный | valuable, precious, costly, dear |
| 3 | Russian | цена́ | price, cost |
| 4 | Old East Slavic | цѣна | — |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | cěna | price; value |
| 6 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | kainā́ˀ | price |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷoynéh₂ | payment; punishment, vengeance |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷey- | to pay; to avenge |