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Where does “убийство” come from?

убийство (Russian) comes from Bulgarian -ство, from Old Church Slavonic -ьство, from Proto-Slavic -ьstvo, from Proto-Balto-Slavic -istwas.

Ancestry of “убийство”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bulgarian-ство—
2Old Church Slavonic-ьство—
3Proto-Slavic-ьstvoDeadjectival, forming nouns denoting a condition...
4Proto-Balto-Slavic-istwas—

Words derived from “убийство”

  • убийственный
  • самоубийство
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