Where does “раскаиваться” come from?

раскаиваться (Russian) comes from Russian раска́яться, 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.

раскаиваться (Russian): to repent (of)

Definitions

  1. to repent (of)

Ancestry of “раскаиваться”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianраска́ятьсяto repent (of)
2Russianка́ятьсяto repent
3Old East Slavicкаꙗтисѧ—
4Proto-Slavickàjatito repent, to regret
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷōy-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷey-to pay; to avenge
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷōy- →Every word from Proto-Slavic kàjati →