Where does “-ство” come from?

-ство (Macedonian) comes from Proto-Slavic -ьstvo, from Proto-Balto-Slavic -istwas.

-ство (Macedonian): suffix appended to nouns and adjectives to create a neuter noun, usually an abstract noun denoting a relation, social status, scientific discipline, quality or state: -hood, -ness, -ship, -ity, -dom

Definitions

  1. suffix appended to nouns and adjectives to create a neuter noun, usually an abstract noun denoting a relation, social status, scientific discipline, quality or state: -hood, -ness, -ship, -ity, -dom

Ancestry of “-ство”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavic-ьstvoDeadjectival, forming nouns denoting a condition...
2Proto-Balto-Slavic-istwas—

Words derived from “-ство”

Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic -istwas →Every word from Proto-Slavic -ьstvo →