Where does “poshlost” come from?

poshlost (English) comes from Russian по́шлость, from Russian -ость, from Proto-Slavic -ostь — Used with adjectival stems to form abstract...

poshlost (English): In Russian culture, a negative human character...

Definitions

  1. In Russian culture, a negative human character...

Ancestry of “poshlost”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianпо́шлостьvulgarity
2Russian-ость-ness, -ity
3Proto-Slavic-ostьUsed with adjectival stems to form abstract...
Every word from Proto-Slavic -ostь →Every word from Russian -ость →Every word from Russian по́шлость →