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

  1. action, act, deed; act; rank

Ancestry of “чин”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicčinъdignity
2Proto-Indo-Europeankʷey—
3Proto-Indo-Europeankʷisinterrogative, relative stem; who, what;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷis →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷey →Every word from Proto-Slavic činъ →