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.
Ancestry of “раска́яться”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Russian | ка́яться | to repent |
| 2 | Old East Slavic | каꙗтисѧ | — |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | kàjati | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷōy- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷey- | to pay; to avenge |
Words derived from “раска́яться”