Where does “pasivnost” come from?

pasivnost (Czech) comes from Czech pasivní, from Czech -ní, from Proto-Slavic -nьje, from Proto-Slavic -ьje — Denominal, forming collective nouns; Deverbal ,...

pasivnost (Czech): passivity

Definitions

  1. passivity

Ancestry of “pasivnost”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechpasivnípassive
2Czech-ní-ian, -al, -an; used to derive nouns from verbs
3Proto-Slavic-nьjeDeverbal, forming action nouns
4Proto-Slavic-ьjeDenominal, forming collective nouns; Deverbal ,...
Every word from Proto-Slavic -ьje →Every word from Czech -ní →Every word from Proto-Slavic -nьje →
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