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Where does “starost” come from?

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

starost (Czech): concern, worry, anxiety; sorrow

Definitions

  1. concern, worry, anxiety; sorrow

Ancestry of “starost”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czech-ost-ness: from adjectives, forms nouns indicating a...
2Proto-Slavic-ostьUsed with adjectival stems to form abstract...

Words derived from “starost”

  • bezstarostný
  • starostlivý
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