Where does “потомство” come from?

потомство (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian -ство, from Proto-Slavic -ьstvo, from Proto-Balto-Slavic -istwas.

потомство (Serbo-Croatian): offspring, descendants, posterity, progeny

Definitions

  1. offspring, descendants, posterity, progeny

Ancestry of “потомство”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatian-ствоSuffix appended to words to create a neuter noun,...
2Proto-Slavic-ьstvoDeadjectival, forming nouns denoting a condition...
3Proto-Balto-Slavic-istwas—
Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic -istwas →Every word from Proto-Slavic -ьstvo →Every word from Serbo-Croatian -ство →