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Where does “пена́льти” come from?

пена́льти (Russian) comes from English penalty, from Middle French pénalité, from French pénal, from Latin poenalis, from Latin poenā, from Ancient Greek ποινή, from Proto-Hellenic kʷoinā́, from Proto-Indo-European kʷoynéh₂ — to pay; to avenge.

Ancestry of “пена́льти”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpenaltyA legal sentence; A punishment for violating...
2Middle Frenchpénalité—
3Frenchpénalpenal, criminal
4Latinpoenalispenal; of or pertaining to punishment
5Latinpoenā—
6Ancient Greekποινήblood money, wergeld; fine, ransom, penalty,...
7Proto-Hellenickʷoinā́—
8Proto-Indo-Europeankʷoynéh₂payment; punishment, vengeance
9Proto-Indo-Europeankʷey-to pay; to avenge

Words derived from “пена́льти”

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