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
Ancestry of “зачинити”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | чинити | to make, do; to commit, perform; to constitute |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | činiti | to do, to accomplish |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷey-n- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷey- | to pay; to avenge |