Where does “hochsztaplerstwo” come from?

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

hochsztaplerstwo (Polish): charlatanry, trickery, grift

Definitions

  1. charlatanry, trickery, grift

Ancestry of “hochsztaplerstwo”, 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 -istwasEvery word from Polish -stwoEvery word from Proto-Slavic -ьstvo