Where does “hrabstwo” come from?
hrabstwo (Polish) comes from Polish -stwo, from Proto-Slavic -ьstvo, from Proto-Balto-Slavic -istwas.
hrabstwo (Polish): county, shire
Ancestry of “hrabstwo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Polish | -stwo | Suffix appended to words to create a neuter noun,... |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | -ьstvo | Deadjectival, forming nouns denoting a condition... |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | -istwas | — |