Where does “-тва” come from?

-тва (Russian) comes from Proto-Slavic -tva, from Proto-Indo-European -tweh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂.

Ancestry of “-тва”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavic-tvaDeverbative, forming nouns denoting an act,...
2Proto-Indo-European-tweh₂Forms nouns from verbs
3Proto-Indo-European-eh₂—

Words derived from “-тва”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂ →Every word from Proto-Slavic -tva →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tweh₂ →