Where does “мастацтва” come from?

мастацтва (Belarusian) comes from Belarusian -ства, from Proto-Slavic -ьstvo, from Proto-Balto-Slavic -istwas.

мастацтва (Belarusian): art, arts

Definitions

  1. art, arts

Ancestry of “мастацтва”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Belarusian-стваUsed to form abstract nouns; -kind, -hood, -dom
2Proto-Slavic-ьstvoDeadjectival, forming nouns denoting a condition...
3Proto-Balto-Slavic-istwas—
Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic -istwas →Every word from Proto-Slavic -ьstvo →Every word from Belarusian -ства →