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Where does “пошлость” come from?

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

Ancestry of “пошлость”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russian-ость-ness, -ity
2Proto-Slavic-ostьUsed with adjectival stems to form abstract...

Words derived from “пошлость”

  • poshlost
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