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
- ability, capability; faculty; capacity
Ancestry of “способность”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Russian | -ость | -ness, -ity |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | -ostь | Used with adjectival stems to form abstract... |