Where does “починити” come from?

починити (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.

починити (Serbo-Croatian): to make, commit, do, perform

Definitions

  1. to make, commit, do, perform

Ancestry of “починити”, step by step

починити 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 по

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianпоhalf; for; over, through, across, in, on
2Proto-Slavicpoafter; by; at
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂póoff, away
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂epofrom, off, back; off, away; off, from
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷey-n- →Every word from Proto-Slavic činiti →