Where does “неоязычество” come from?

неоязычество (Russian) comes from Russian язычество, from Russian язычник, from Old Church Slavonic ѩзꙑчьникъ, from Old Church Slavonic ѩзꙑкъ, from Proto-Slavic ęzykъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic inźūˀ-kas, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *inźūˀs, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *dinźūˀs — tongue.

неоязычество (Russian): neopaganism reconstructions or revivals of pre-Christian religious beliefs

Definitions

  1. neopaganism reconstructions or revivals of pre-Christian religious beliefs

Ancestry of “неоязычество”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianязычествоpaganism
2Russianязычникpagan, heathen; polytheist
3Old Church Slavonicѩзꙑчьникъheathen
4Old Church Slavonicѩзꙑкъlanguage; tongue; people
5Proto-Slavicęzykъtongue; language
6Proto-Balto-Slavicinźūˀ-kas
7Proto-Balto-Slavic*inźūˀstongue
8Proto-Balto-Slavic*dinźūˀs
9Proto-Indo-Europeandn̥ǵʰwéh₂stongue
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dn̥ǵʰwéh₂sEvery word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *dinźūˀsEvery word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *inźūˀs