Where does “-stvo” come from?

-stvo (Czech) comes from Old Czech -stvo, from Proto-Slavic -ьstvo, from Proto-Balto-Slavic -istwas.

-stvo (Czech): A noun suffix

Definitions

  1. A noun suffix

Ancestry of “-stvo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Czech-stvoA noun-forming suffix
2Proto-Slavic-ьstvoDeadjectival, forming nouns denoting a condition...
3Proto-Balto-Slavic-istwas—

Words derived from “-stvo”

Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic -istwas →Every word from Proto-Slavic -ьstvo →Every word from Old Czech -stvo →