Where does “начинаться” come from?

начинаться (Russian) comes from Russian начина́ть, from Russian на-, from Proto-Slavic na, from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- — on, onto.

начинаться (Russian): to begin, to start, to set in, to break out;...

Definitions

  1. to begin, to start, to set in, to break out;...

Ancestry of “начинаться”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianначина́тьto begin, to start
2Russianна-onto, upon; to repletion, to satiation, to the...
3Proto-Slavicnaon; concerning; onto
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- →Every word from Russian на- →Every word from Proto-Slavic na →