Where does “-ство” come from?
-ство (Bulgarian) comes from Old Church Slavonic -ьство, from Proto-Slavic -ьstvo, from Proto-Balto-Slavic -istwas.
Ancestry of “-ство”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Church Slavonic | -ьство | — |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | -ьstvo | Deadjectival, forming nouns denoting a condition... |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | -istwas | — |
Words derived from “-ство”