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

  1. Suffix appended to words to create a feminine...

Ancestry of “-tva”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Czech-tva—
2Proto-Slavic-tvaDeverbative, forming nouns denoting an act,...
3Proto-Indo-European-tweh₂Forms nouns from verbs
4Proto-Indo-European-eh₂—

Words derived from “-tva”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂ →Every word from Proto-Slavic -tva →Every word from Old Czech -tva →