Where does “зачинити” come from?

зачинити (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian чинити, from Proto-Slavic činiti, from Proto-Indo-European kʷey-n-, from Proto-Indo-European kʷey- — to pay; to avenge.

зачинити (Serbo-Croatian): to spice, flavor

Definitions

  1. to spice, flavor

Ancestry of “зачинити”, step by step

зачинити traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian чинити

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianчинитиto make, do; to commit, perform; to constitute
2Proto-Slavicčinitito do, to accomplish
3Proto-Indo-Europeankʷey-n-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷey-to pay; to avenge

via Serbo-Croatian за

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianзаfor; behind, in back of, at; during
2Proto-Slaviczabehind, after (stationary)
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷey-n- →Every word from Proto-Slavic činiti →