Where does “чин” come from?
чин (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic činъ, from Proto-Indo-European kʷey, from Proto-Indo-European kʷis — interrogative, relative stem; who, what;...
чин (Serbo-Croatian): action, act, deed; act; rank
Definitions
- action, act, deed; act; rank
Ancestry of “чин”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Slavic | činъ | dignity |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷey | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷis | interrogative, relative stem; who, what;... |