Where does “обязанность” come from?
обязанность (Russian) comes from Russian -ость, from Proto-Slavic -ostь — Used with adjectival stems to form abstract...
обязанность (Russian): duty; service
Ancestry of “обязанность”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Russian | -ость | -ness, -ity |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | -ostь | Used with adjectival stems to form abstract... |