Where does “тво́рчество” come from?
тво́рчество (Russian) comes from Russian -ество́, from Proto-Slavic -ьstvo, from Proto-Balto-Slavic -istwas.
тво́рчество (Russian): creation (act of creation)
Definitions
- creation (act of creation)
Ancestry of “тво́рчество”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | -ество́ | suffix appended to nouns and adjectives to create a neuter noun, usually an abstract noun denoting a relation, social status, scientific discipline, quality or state: -hood, -ness, -ity |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | -ьstvo | Deadjectival, forming nouns denoting a condition... |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | -istwas | — |