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Where does “крѣпость” come from?

крѣпость (Old East Slavic) comes from Proto-Slavic krěpostь, from Proto-Slavic -ostь — Used with adjectival stems to form abstract...

крѣпость (Old East Slavic): strength

Definitions

  1. strength

Ancestry of “крѣпость”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavickrěpostь—
2Proto-Slavic-ostьUsed with adjectival stems to form abstract...

Words derived from “крѣпость”

  • крепость
Every word from Proto-Slavic -ostь →