Where does “činovnik” come from?

činovnik (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Russian чино́вник, 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;...

činovnik (Serbo-Croatian): clerk

Definitions

  1. clerk

Ancestry of “činovnik”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianчино́вникofficial, functionary, bureaucrat
2Russianчинrank; official; a religious rite
3Old East Slavicчинъ—
4Proto-Slavicčinъdignity
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷey—
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷisinterrogative, relative stem; who, what;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷis →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷey →Every word from Proto-Slavic činъ →