Where does “кадить” come from?

кадить (Russian) comes from Old East Slavic кадити, from Proto-Slavic kadìti — to burn incense.

кадить (Russian): to burn incense; to flatter, to curry favor

Definitions

  1. to burn incense; to flatter, to curry favor

Ancestry of “кадить”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicкадити—
2Proto-Slavickadìtito burn incense
Every word from Proto-Slavic kadìti →Every word from Old East Slavic кадити →
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