Where does “murzyństwo” come from?

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

murzyństwo (Polish): Negroes

Definitions

  1. Negroes

Ancestry of “murzyństwo”, 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
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