Where does “жалостливый” come from?

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

жалостливый (Russian): compassionate

Definitions

  1. compassionate

Ancestry of “жалостливый”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianжа́лостьcompassion
2Russian-ость-ness, -ity
3Proto-Slavic-ostьUsed with adjectival stems to form abstract...
Every word from Proto-Slavic -ostь →Every word from Russian -ость →Every word from Russian жа́лость →