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Where does “-ство́” come from?

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

Ancestry of “-ство́”, step by step

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

Words derived from “-ство́”

  • озорство
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