Where does “раска́яться” come from?

раска́яться (Russian) comes from Russian ка́яться, from Old East Slavic каꙗтисѧ, from Proto-Slavic kàjati, from Proto-Indo-European kʷōy-, from Proto-Indo-European kʷey- — to pay; to avenge.

раска́яться (Russian): to repent (of)

Definitions

  1. to repent (of)

Ancestry of “раска́яться”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianка́ятьсяto repent
2Old East Slavicкаꙗтисѧ—
3Proto-Slavickàjatito repent, to regret
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷōy-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷey-to pay; to avenge

Words derived from “раска́яться”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷōy- →Every word from Proto-Slavic kàjati →