Where does “еди́нствен” come from?

еди́нствен (Bulgarian) comes from Bulgarian единство, from Bulgarian -ство, from Old Church Slavonic -ьство, from Proto-Slavic -ьstvo, from Proto-Balto-Slavic -istwas.

еди́нствен (Bulgarian): sole, only

Definitions

  1. sole, only

Ancestry of “еди́нствен”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bulgarianединствоagreement, unanimity; oneness, unity
2Bulgarian-ство—
3Old Church Slavonic-ьствоforms abstract or collective nouns
4Proto-Slavic-ьstvoDeadjectival, forming nouns denoting a condition...
5Proto-Balto-Slavic-istwas—

Words derived from “еди́нствен”

Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic -istwas →Every word from Proto-Slavic -ьstvo →Every word from Bulgarian -ство →