Where does “убийственный” come from?
убийственный (Russian) comes from Russian уби́йство, from Bulgarian -ство, from Old Church Slavonic -ьство, from Proto-Slavic -ьstvo, from Proto-Balto-Slavic -istwas.
убийственный (Russian): killing; murderous, deadly
Definitions
- killing; murderous, deadly
Ancestry of “убийственный”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Russian | уби́йство | — |
| 2 | Bulgarian | -ство | — |
| 3 | Old Church Slavonic | -ьство | — |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | -ьstvo | Deadjectival, forming nouns denoting a condition... |
| 5 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | -istwas | — |