Where does “начинити” come from?

начинити (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.

начинити (Serbo-Croatian): to make, do, produce

Definitions

  1. to make, do, produce

Ancestry of “начинити”, step by step

начинити 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 на

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianнаto, on, onto; on, at, in; by, for, at
2Proto-Slavicnaon; concerning; onto
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto

Words derived from “начинити”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷey-n- →Every word from Proto-Slavic činiti →