Where does “отцовство” come from?

отцовство (Russian) comes from Russian оте́ц, from Old East Slavic отьць, from Proto-Slavic otь̃cь, from Proto-Indo-European átta — father.

отцовство (Russian): fatherhood

Definitions

  1. fatherhood

Ancestry of “отцовство”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianоте́цfather
2Old East Slavicотьцьfather
3Proto-Slavicotь̃cь
4Proto-Indo-Europeanáttafather
Every word from Proto-Indo-European áttaEvery word from Proto-Slavic otь̃cьEvery word from Old East Slavic отьць