Where does “ка́яться” come from?

ка́яться (Russian) comes from Old East Slavic каꙗтисѧ, from Proto-Slavic kàjati, from Proto-Indo-European kʷōy-, from Proto-Indo-European kʷey- — to pay; to avenge.

ка́яться (Russian): to repent

Definitions

  1. to repent

Ancestry of “ка́яться”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicкаꙗтисѧ—
2Proto-Slavickàjatito repent, to regret
3Proto-Indo-Europeankʷōy-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷey-to pay; to avenge

Words derived from “ка́яться”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷōy- →Every word from Proto-Slavic kàjati →
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