Where does “-stvie” come from?
-stvie (Old Czech) comes from Old Czech -stvo, from Proto-Slavic -ьstvo, from Proto-Balto-Slavic -istwas.
Ancestry of “-stvie”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Czech | -stvo | — |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | -ьstvo | Deadjectival, forming nouns denoting a condition... |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | -istwas | — |