Where does “-ства” come from?
-ства (Belarusian) comes from Proto-Slavic -ьstvo, from Proto-Balto-Slavic -istwas.
-ства (Belarusian): Used to form abstract nouns; -kind, -hood, -dom
Definitions
- Used to form abstract nouns; -kind, -hood, -dom
Ancestry of “-ства”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Slavic | -ьstvo | Deadjectival, forming nouns denoting a condition... |
| 2 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | -istwas | — |
Words derived from “-ства”