Where does “конец” come from?
конец (Russian) comes from Old East Slavic коньць, from Proto-Slavic konьcь, from Proto-Slavic konъ, from Proto-Slavic čęti — to begin.
Ancestry of “конец”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old East Slavic | коньць | end; edge, border |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | konьcь | end; thread, string |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | konъ | beginning; end |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | čęti | to begin |
Words derived from “конец”