Where does “-ество́” come from?

-ество́ (Russian) comes from Proto-Slavic -ьstvo, from Proto-Balto-Slavic -istwas.

-ество́ (Russian): 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

Definitions

  1. 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

Ancestry of “-ество́”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavic-ьstvoDeadjectival, forming nouns denoting a condition...
2Proto-Balto-Slavic-istwas—

Words derived from “-ество́”

Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic -istwas →Every word from Proto-Slavic -ьstvo →