Where does “озорство” come from?

озорство (Russian) comes from Russian -ство́, from Proto-Slavic -ьstvo, from Proto-Balto-Slavic -istwas.

озорство (Russian): mischief, naughtiness

Definitions

  1. mischief, naughtiness

Ancestry of “озорство”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russian-ство́suffix appended to nouns and adjectives to create a neuter noun, usually an abstract noun denoting a relation, social status, scientific discipline, quality or state: -hood, -ness, -ship, -ity, -y
2Proto-Slavic-ьstvoDeadjectival, forming nouns denoting a condition...
3Proto-Balto-Slavic-istwas
Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic -istwasEvery word from Russian -ство́Every word from Proto-Slavic -ьstvo