Where does “хѫдожьствиѥ” come from?

хѫдожьствиѥ (Old Church Slavonic) comes from Proto-Slavic xǫdogъ, from Proto-Germanic handugaz, from Proto-Germanic -gaz, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.

хѫдожьствиѥ (Old Church Slavonic): skill; art; slyness

Definitions

  1. skill; art; slyness

Ancestry of “хѫдожьствиѥ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicxǫdogъhandy, dextrous
2Proto-Germanichandugazhandy; skillful with the hands; dextrous
3Proto-Germanic-gaz-y
4Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos →Every word from Proto-Germanic -gaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic handugaz →