Where does “повинность” come from?

повинность (Russian) comes from Russian -ость, from Proto-Slavic -ostь — Used with adjectival stems to form abstract...

повинность (Russian): duty, obligation

Definitions

  1. duty, obligation

Ancestry of “повинность”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russian-ость-ness, -ity
2Proto-Slavic-ostьUsed with adjectival stems to form abstract...
Every word from Proto-Slavic -ostь →Every word from Russian -ость →