Where does “bestystwo” come from?

bestystwo (Polish) comes from Polish bestia, from Polish -ić, from Old Polish -ić, from Proto-Slavic -iti, from Proto-Indo-European -éyeti, from Proto-Indo-European -yeti — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.

bestystwo (Polish): heinousness; dirtiness; eyesore

Definitions

  1. heinousness; dirtiness; eyesore

Ancestry of “bestystwo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishbestiabeast
2Polish-ićforms causative verbs
3Old Polish-ićforms verbs
4Proto-Slavic-itiDeverbal, iterative; Deverbal, causative;...
5Proto-Indo-European-éyetiForms causative imperfective verbs from roots;...
6Proto-Indo-European-yetiCreates transitive imperfective verbs from roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yetiEvery word from Proto-Indo-European -éyetiEvery word from Polish -ić