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;...

чино́вник (Russian): official, functionary, bureaucrat

Definitions

  1. official, functionary, bureaucrat

Ancestry of “чино́вник”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianчинrank; official; a religious rite
2Old East Slavicчинъ—
3Proto-Slavicčinъdignity
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷey—
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷisinterrogative, relative stem; who, what;...

Words derived from “чино́вник”

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