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Where does “почёт” come from?

почёт (Russian) comes 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.

почёт (Russian): honour, esteem, respect

Definitions

  1. honour, esteem, respect

Ancestry of “почёт”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianпоче́стьcount, consider
2Russianче́сть—
3Old Church Slavonicчьстиto read; to count; to honour
4Proto-Slavicčistito read; to honour
5Proto-Balto-Slavic(s)keistéi—
6Proto-Indo-European*(s)kʷéyt-t ~ *(s)kit-ént—
7Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeyt-to notice; to read
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