Where does “počestnost” come from?

počestnost (Czech) comes from Czech počestný, from Czech počest, from Czech čest, from Old Czech čest, from Proto-Slavic čь̏stь — honor, respect.

počestnost (Czech): honesty, honourability, probity, decency

Definitions

  1. honesty, honourability, probity, decency

Ancestry of “počestnost”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechpočestnýhonorable, respectable, decent, chaste
2Czechpočesthonor, respect, tribute
3Czechčesthonor (US), honour (UK) objectification of praiseworthiness
4Old Czechčesthonour
5Proto-Slavicčь̏stьhonor, respect
Every word from Proto-Slavic čь̏stь →Every word from Old Czech čest →Every word from Czech čest →