Where does “давность” come from?

давность (Russian) comes from Russian -ость, from Proto-Slavic -ostь — Used with adjectival stems to form abstract...

давность (Russian): remoteness (in time), antiquity; long standing; time limitation

Definitions

  1. remoteness (in time), antiquity; long standing; time limitation

Ancestry of “давность”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russian-ость-ness, -ity
2Proto-Slavic-ostьUsed with adjectival stems to form abstract...
Every word from Proto-Slavic -ostь →Every word from Russian -ость →