Where does “це́нность” come from?
це́нность (Russian) comes from Russian це́нный, from Russian цена́, from Old East Slavic цѣна, from Proto-Slavic cěna, from Proto-Balto-Slavic kainā́ˀ, from Proto-Indo-European kʷoynéh₂, from Proto-Indo-European kʷey- — to pay; to avenge.
Ancestry of “це́нность”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Russian | це́нный | — |
| 2 | Russian | цена́ | — |
| 3 | Old East Slavic | цѣна | — |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | cěna | price; value |
| 5 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | kainā́ˀ | price |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷoynéh₂ | payment; punishment, vengeance |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷey- | to pay; to avenge |
Words derived from “це́нность”