Where does “мщение” come from?

мщение (Russian) comes from Russian -е́ние, from Old Church Slavonic -ньѥ, from Proto-Slavic -nьje, from Proto-Slavic -ьje — Denominal, forming collective nouns; Deverbal ,...

мщение (Russian): vengeance, revenge revenge taken for an insult, injury, or other wrong

Definitions

  1. vengeance, revenge revenge taken for an insult, injury, or other wrong

Ancestry of “мщение”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russian-е́ние-tion
2Old Church Slavonic-ньѥ—
3Proto-Slavic-nьjeDeverbal, forming action nouns
4Proto-Slavic-ьjeDenominal, forming collective nouns; Deverbal ,...
Every word from Proto-Slavic -ьje →Every word from Russian -е́ние →Every word from Proto-Slavic -nьje →