Where does “чин” come from?

чин (Russian) comes from Old East Slavic чинъ, from Proto-Slavic činъ, from Proto-Indo-European kʷey, from Proto-Indo-European kʷis — interrogative, relative stem; who, what;...

чин (Russian): rank; official; a religious rite

Definitions

  1. rank; official; a religious rite

Ancestry of “чин”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicчинъ—
2Proto-Slavicčinъdignity
3Proto-Indo-Europeankʷey—
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷisinterrogative, relative stem; who, what;...

Words derived from “чин”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷis →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷey →Every word from Proto-Slavic činъ →