Where does “язычник” come from?

язычник (Russian) comes 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.

язычник (Russian): pagan, heathen; polytheist

Definitions

  1. pagan, heathen; polytheist

Ancestry of “язычник”, step by step

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

Words derived from “язычник”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *dinźūˀs →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *inźūˀs →