Where does “способность” come from?

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

способность (Russian): ability, capability; faculty; capacity

Definitions

  1. ability, capability; faculty; capacity

Ancestry of “способность”, step by step

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

Words derived from “способность”

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