Where does “чино́вник” come from?
чино́вник (Russian) comes from Russian чин, from Old East Slavic чинъ, from Proto-Slavic činъ, from Proto-Indo-European kʷey, from Proto-Indo-European kʷis — interrogative, relative stem; who, what;...
Ancestry of “чино́вник”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Russian | чин | rank; official; a religious rite |
| 2 | Old East Slavic | чинъ | — |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | činъ | dignity |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷey | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷis | interrogative, relative stem; who, what;... |