Where does “достоїнство,достоинство” come from?
достоїнство,достоинство (Rusyn) comes from Old East Slavic достоиньство, from Old East Slavic достоинъ, from Proto-Slavic *dostojьnъ — worthy.
Ancestry of “достоїнство,достоинство”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old East Slavic | достоиньство | dignity |
| 2 | Old East Slavic | достоинъ | worthy |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | *dostojьnъ | worthy |