Where does “начинка” come from?

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

начинка (Ukrainian): filling, stuffing

Definitions

  1. filling, stuffing

Ancestry of “начинка”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianначинитиto make, do, produce
2Serbo-Croatianчинитиto make, do; to commit, perform; to constitute
3Proto-Slavicčinitito do, to accomplish
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷey-n-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷey-to pay; to avenge
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷey-n- →Every word from Proto-Slavic činiti →