Where does “начинивать” come from?

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

начинивать (Russian): to sharpen (a usually large quantity of something)

Definitions

  1. to sharpen (a usually large quantity of something)

Ancestry of “начинивать”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianначини́тьto fill up the inside of (something), to stuff
2Russianчини́тьto repair; to cause, to administer
3Proto-Slavicčinitito do, to accomplish
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷey-n-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷey-to pay; to avenge
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷey-n- →Every word from Proto-Slavic činiti →