Where does “błahostka” come from?

błahostka (Polish) comes from Polish błahość, from Polish błahy, from Belarusian благі, from Old Church Slavonic благъ, from Proto-Slavic bolgъ — good; nice.

błahostka (Polish): trifle, small fry

Definitions

  1. trifle, small fry

Ancestry of “błahostka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishbłahośćinsignificancy, triviality, inappreciability, paltriness, irrelevancy
2Polishbłahyinsignificant, trivial, inappreciable, paltry, irrelevant
3Belarusianблагіbad
4Old Church Slavonicблагъgood; nice
5Proto-Slavicbolgъgood; nice
Every word from Proto-Slavic bolgъ →Every word from Old Church Slavonic благъ →Every word from Belarusian благі →