Where does “большасць” come from?

большасць (Belarusian) comes from Polish większość, from Polish większy, from Old Polish więcszy, from Proto-Slavic vęťьjь — more; comparative degree of *mъnogъ; greater;...

большасць (Belarusian): majority

Definitions

  1. majority

Ancestry of “большасць”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishwiększośćmajority
2Polishwiększycomparative degree of wielki; comparative degree...
3Old Polishwięcszycomparative degree of duży; comparative degree of...
4Proto-Slavicvęťьjьmore; comparative degree of *mъnogъ; greater;...
Every word from Proto-Slavic vęťьjь →Every word from Old Polish więcszy →Every word from Polish większy →