Where does “гордость” come from?
гордость (Russian) comes from Russian -ость, from Proto-Slavic -ostь — Used with adjectival stems to form abstract...
гордость (Russian): pride
Ancestry of “гордость”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Russian | -ость | -ness, -ity |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | -ostь | Used with adjectival stems to form abstract... |