Where does “znájomosť” come from?

znájomosť (Old Slovak) comes from Polish znajomość, from Polish -ość, from Proto-Slavic -ostь — Used with adjectival stems to form abstract...

znájomosť (Old Slovak): knowledge, understanding, familiarity, acquaintance

Definitions

  1. knowledge, understanding, familiarity, acquaintance

Ancestry of “znájomosť”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishznajomośćknowledge, understanding, familiarity,...
2Polish-ość-ness, -hood
3Proto-Slavic-ostьUsed with adjectival stems to form abstract...
Every word from Proto-Slavic -ostь →Every word from Polish -ość →Every word from Polish znajomość →