Where does “lítostivý” come from?

lítostivý (Czech) comes from Czech lítost, from Czech -ost, from Proto-Slavic -ostь — Used with adjectival stems to form abstract...

lítostivý (Czech): compassionate, merciful

Definitions

  1. compassionate, merciful

Ancestry of “lítostivý”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechlítostregret; remorse, repentance
2Czech-ost-ness: from adjectives, forms nouns indicating a...
3Proto-Slavic-ostьUsed with adjectival stems to form abstract...
Every word from Proto-Slavic -ostь →Every word from Czech -ost →Every word from Czech lítost →