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Where does “-ество́” come from?

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

Ancestry of “-ество́”, step by step

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

Words derived from “-ество́”

  • божество
  • естество
  • вещество
Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic -istwas →