Where does “язычество” come from?
язычество (Russian) comes from Russian язычник, from Old Church Slavonic ѩзꙑчьникъ, from Old Church Slavonic ѩзꙑкъ, from Proto-Slavic ęzykъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic inźūˀ-kas, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *inźūˀs, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *dinźūˀs, from Proto-Indo-European dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s — tongue.
язычество (Russian): paganism
Definitions
- paganism
Ancestry of “язычество”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | язычник | pagan, heathen; polytheist |
| 2 | Old Church Slavonic | ѩзꙑчьникъ | heathen |
| 3 | Old Church Slavonic | ѩзꙑкъ | language; tongue; people |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | ęzykъ | tongue; language |
| 5 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | inźūˀ-kas | — |
| 6 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | *inźūˀs | tongue |
| 7 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | *dinźūˀs | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s | tongue |