Where does “сво́йство” come from?

сво́йство (Russian) comes from Bulgarian свой, from Proto-Slavic svojь, from Proto-Indo-European swoyos, from Proto-Indo-European swé — self.

сво́йство (Russian): property, virtue, quality (attribute or abstract quality associated with an object)

Definitions

  1. property, virtue, quality (attribute or abstract quality associated with an object)

Ancestry of “сво́йство”, step by step

сво́йство traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Bulgarian свой

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bulgarianсвойone's, my, his, her, its, our, your, their
2Proto-Slavicsvojьone's own
3Proto-Indo-Europeanswoyos—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanswéself

via Serbo-Croatian svojstvo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatiansvojstvoproperty, characteristic
2Proto-Slavic*svojьstvo—

Words derived from “сво́йство”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European swé →Every word from Proto-Indo-European swoyos →Every word from Proto-Slavic svojь →