Where does “почтенный” come from?
почтенный (Russian) comes from Russian почте́ние, from Russian поче́сть, from Russian че́сть, from Old Church Slavonic чьсти, from Proto-Slavic čisti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic (s)keistéi, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kʷéyt-t ~ *(s)kit-ént, from Proto-Indo-European kʷeyt- — to notice; to read.
почтенный (Russian): respectable, honorable, eminent; considerable
Definitions
- respectable, honorable, eminent; considerable
Ancestry of “почтенный”, step by step