Where does “počiniti” come from?

počiniti (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian činiti, from Proto-Slavic činiti, from Proto-Indo-European kʷey-n-, from Proto-Indo-European kʷey- — to pay; to avenge.

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

Definitions

  1. to make, commit, do, perform

Ancestry of “počiniti”, step by step

počiniti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian činiti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatiančinitito 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 po

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianpohalf; for; over, through, across, in, on
2Serbo-Croatianpolpole; sex; gender
3Ancient Greekπόλοςpivot, hinge, axis, pole; axis of the celestial...
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷey-n- →Every word from Proto-Slavic činiti →