Where does “łupiestwo” come from?

łupiestwo (Polish) comes from Polish -stwo, from Proto-Slavic -ьstvo, from Proto-Balto-Slavic -istwas.

łupiestwo (Polish): pilfering

Definitions

  1. pilfering

Ancestry of “łupiestwo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polish-stwoSuffix appended to words to create a neuter noun,...
2Proto-Slavic-ьstvoDeadjectival, forming nouns denoting a condition...
3Proto-Balto-Slavic-istwas—
Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic -istwas →Every word from Polish -stwo →Every word from Proto-Slavic -ьstvo →