Where does “достоинство” come from?

достоинство (Russian) comes from Old East Slavic достоиньство, from Old East Slavic достоинъ, from Proto-Slavic *dostojьnъ — worthy.

достоинство (Russian): quality, merit, virtue; dignity; value

Definitions

  1. quality, merit, virtue; dignity; value

Ancestry of “достоинство”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicдостоиньствоdignity
2Old East Slavicдостоинъworthy
3Proto-Slavic*dostojьnъworthy
Every word from Proto-Slavic *dostojьnъ →Every word from Old East Slavic достоинъ →Every word from Old East Slavic достоиньство →