Where does “наконец” come from?

наконец (Russian) comes from Russian коне́ц, from Old East Slavic коньць, from Proto-Slavic konьcь, from Proto-Slavic konъ, from Proto-Slavic čęti — to begin.

наконец (Russian): at last, finally

Definitions

  1. at last, finally

Ancestry of “наконец”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianконе́цend
2Old East Slavicконьцьend; edge, border
3Proto-Slavickonьcьend; thread, string
4Proto-Slavickonъbeginning; end
5Proto-Slavicčętito begin
Every word from Proto-Slavic čęti →Every word from Proto-Slavic konъ →Every word from Proto-Slavic konьcь →