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

  1. paganism

Ancestry of “язычество”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianязычникpagan, heathen; polytheist
2Old Church Slavonicѩзꙑчьникъheathen
3Old Church Slavonicѩзꙑкъlanguage; tongue; people
4Proto-Slavicęzykъtongue; language
5Proto-Balto-Slavicinźūˀ-kas
6Proto-Balto-Slavic*inźūˀstongue
7Proto-Balto-Slavic*dinźūˀs
8Proto-Indo-Europeandn̥ǵʰwéh₂stongue

Words derived from “язычество

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dn̥ǵʰwéh₂sEvery word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *dinźūˀsEvery word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *inźūˀs