Where does “услужливость” come from?
услужливость (Russian) comes from Russian услу́жливый, from Russian услужи́ть, from Russian служи́ть, from Old East Slavic служити, from Proto-Slavic *služìti — to serve.
услужливость (Russian): obligingness
Definitions
- obligingness
Ancestry of “услужливость”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | услу́жливый | helpful, obliging |
| 2 | Russian | услужи́ть | to do/render a service, to do a good turn |
| 3 | Russian | служи́ть | to serve |
| 4 | Old East Slavic | служити | — |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | *služìti | to serve |