Where does “семейство” come from?

семейство (Bulgarian) comes from Proto-Slavic sěmьjьstvo, from Proto-Slavic -ьstvo, from Proto-Balto-Slavic -istwas.

семейство (Bulgarian): family

Definitions

  1. family

Ancestry of “семейство”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicsěmьjьstvofamily, household
2Proto-Slavic-ьstvoDeadjectival, forming nouns denoting a condition...
3Proto-Balto-Slavic-istwas
Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic -istwasEvery word from Proto-Slavic -ьstvoEvery word from Proto-Slavic sěmьjьstvo