Where does “glasnost” come from?
glasnost (Portuguese) comes from Russian гла́сность, from Russian -ость, from Proto-Slavic -ostь — Used with adjectival stems to form abstract...
glasnost (Portuguese): glasnost policy of transparency of the Soviet Union
Definitions
- glasnost policy of transparency of the Soviet Union
Ancestry of “glasnost”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | гла́сность | openness; publicity |
| 2 | Russian | -ость | -ness, -ity |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | -ostь | Used with adjectival stems to form abstract... |