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Where does “отве́тство” come from?

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

Ancestry of “отве́тство”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russian-ство́—
2Proto-Slavic-ьstvoDeadjectival, forming nouns denoting a condition...
3Proto-Balto-Slavic-istwas—

Words derived from “отве́тство”

  • ответствовать
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