Where does “безвинний” come from?

безвинний (Ukrainian) comes from Russian вина́, from Old East Slavic вина, from Proto-Slavic vina — fault, guilt, blame.

безвинний (Ukrainian): innocent

Definitions

  1. innocent

Ancestry of “безвинний”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianвина́guilt, fault; blame
2Old East Slavicвина—
3Proto-Slavicvinafault, guilt, blame
Every word from Proto-Slavic vina →Every word from Old East Slavic вина →Every word from Russian вина́ →