Where does “капище” come from?
капище (Russian) comes from Old Church Slavonic капище, from Old Church Slavonic -ище, from Proto-Slavic -išče, from Proto-Slavic isk-je.
капище (Russian): pagan temple
Ancestry of “капище”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Church Slavonic | капище | column, pillar; statue; shrine, sanctuary, temple |
| 2 | Old Church Slavonic | -ище | — |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | -išče | Denominal, denoting places or spaces; Denominal,... |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | isk-je | — |