Where does “ответствовать” come from?
ответствовать (Russian) comes from Russian отве́тство, from Russian -ство́, from Proto-Slavic -ьstvo, from Proto-Balto-Slavic -istwas.
ответствовать (Russian): to reply, to answer
Definitions
- to reply, to answer
Ancestry of “ответствовать”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | отве́тство | answer |
| 2 | Russian | -ство́ | suffix 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 |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | -ьstvo | Deadjectival, forming nouns denoting a condition... |
| 4 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | -istwas | — |