Where does “божество” come from?
божество (Russian) comes from Russian бо́жий, from Russian -ий, from Church Slavonic -ии, from Proto-Slavic -ьjь — From titural nouns, forming adjectives; From...
божество (Russian): deity; divinity, divine being, godhead; idol
Definitions
- deity; divinity, divine being, godhead; idol
Ancestry of “божество”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Russian | бо́жий | divine |
| 2 | Russian | -ий | forms relational and possessive adjectives from... |
| 3 | Church Slavonic | -ии | — |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | -ьjь | From titural nouns, forming adjectives; From... |