Where does “переконати” come from?

переконати (Ukrainian) comes from Polish przekonać, from Serbo-Croatian konac, from Proto-Slavic konьcь, from Proto-Slavic konъ, from Proto-Slavic čęti — to begin.

переконати (Ukrainian): to convince, to persuade make someone believe or feel sure about something

Definitions

  1. to convince, to persuade make someone believe or feel sure about something

Ancestry of “переконати”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishprzekonaćto convince
2Serbo-Croatiankonacend; thread
3Proto-Slavickonьcьend; thread, string
4Proto-Slavickonъbeginning; end
5Proto-Slavicčętito begin
Every word from Proto-Slavic čęti →Every word from Proto-Slavic konъ →Every word from Proto-Slavic konьcь →