Where does “самагубства” come from?

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

самагубства (Belarusian): suicide

Definitions

  1. suicide

Ancestry of “самагубства”, 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 →