Where does “покој” come from?

покој (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic pokojь, from Proto-Slavic po- — after.

покој (Serbo-Croatian): rest; repose

Definitions

  1. rest; repose

Ancestry of “покој”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicpokojьrest
2Proto-Slavicpo-after
Every word from Proto-Slavic po- →Every word from Proto-Slavic pokojь →