Where does “начини́ть” come from?

начини́ть (Russian) comes from Russian чини́ть, from Proto-Slavic činiti, from Proto-Indo-European kʷey-n-, from Proto-Indo-European kʷey- — to pay; to avenge.

начини́ть (Russian): to fill up the inside of (something), to stuff

Definitions

  1. to fill up the inside of (something), to stuff

Ancestry of “начини́ть”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianчини́тьto repair; to cause, to administer
2Proto-Slavicčinitito do, to accomplish
3Proto-Indo-Europeankʷey-n-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷey-to pay; to avenge

Words derived from “начини́ть”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷey-n- →Every word from Proto-Slavic činiti →