Where does “матереубийство” come from?
матереубийство (Russian) comes from Russian уби́йство, from Bulgarian -ство, from Old Church Slavonic -ьство, from Proto-Slavic -ьstvo, from Proto-Balto-Slavic -istwas.
матереубийство (Russian): matricide
Definitions
- matricide
Ancestry of “матереубийство”, step by step
матереубийство traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Russian уби́йство
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | уби́йство | murder, homicide |
| 2 | Bulgarian | -ство | — |
| 3 | Old Church Slavonic | -ьство | forms abstract or collective nouns |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | -ьstvo | Deadjectival, forming nouns denoting a condition... |
| 5 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | -istwas | — |
via Russian ма́терь
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | ма́терь | mother |