Where does “безотве́тственный” come from?
безотве́тственный (Russian) comes from Russian отве́тственный, from Russian отве́тство, from Russian -ство́, from Proto-Slavic -ьstvo, from Proto-Balto-Slavic -istwas.
безотве́тственный (Russian): irresponsible
Definitions
- irresponsible
Ancestry of “безотве́тственный”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | отве́тственный | responsible (various senses) |
| 2 | Russian | отве́тство | answer |
| 3 | Russian | -ство́ | suffix appended to nouns and adjectives to create a neuter noun, usually an abstract noun denoting a relation, social status, scientific discipline, quality or state: -hood, -ness, -ship, -ity, -y |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | -ьstvo | Deadjectival, forming nouns denoting a condition... |
| 5 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | -istwas | — |