Where does “čestina” come from?

čestina (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian čest, from Proto-Slavic čę̑stъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *kimśtas.

čestina (Serbo-Croatian): frequency rate of occurrence of anything

Definitions

  1. frequency rate of occurrence of anything

Ancestry of “čestina”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatiančestfrequent, common; repeated, recurrent; part,...
2Proto-Slavicčę̑stъdense, thick
3Proto-Balto-Slavic*kimśtas—
Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *kimśtas →Every word from Proto-Slavic čę̑stъ →Every word from Serbo-Croatian čest →