Where does “-stwo” come from?

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

-stwo (Polish): Suffix appended to words to create a neuter noun,...

Definitions

  1. Suffix appended to words to create a neuter noun,...

Ancestry of “-stwo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavic-ьstvoDeadjectival, forming nouns denoting a condition...
2Proto-Balto-Slavic-istwas

Words derived from “-stwo

Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic -istwasEvery word from Proto-Slavic -ьstvo
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