Where does “поминки” come from?

поминки (Russian) comes from Russian помина́ть, from Old East Slavic поминати, from Slavic pomineti.

поминки (Russian): wake, funeral repast

Definitions

  1. wake, funeral repast

Ancestry of “поминки”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianпомина́тьto remember, to recall
2Old East Slavicпоминати—
3Slavicpomineti—

Words derived from “поминки”

Every word from Slavic pomineti →Every word from Old East Slavic поминати →Every word from Russian помина́ть →