Where does “начинка” come from?

начинка (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.

начинка (Russian): filling, stuffing

Definitions

  1. filling, stuffing

Ancestry of “начинка”, 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 →
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