Where does “-tva” come from?
-tva (Czech) comes from Old Czech -tva, from Proto-Slavic -tva, from Proto-Indo-European -tweh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂.
-tva (Czech): Suffix appended to words to create a feminine...
Definitions
- Suffix appended to words to create a feminine...
Ancestry of “-tva”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Czech | -tva | — |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | -tva | Deverbative, forming nouns denoting an act,... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | -tweh₂ | Forms nouns from verbs |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂ | — |