Where does “страст” come from?
страст (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic strastь, from Proto-Slavic -tь, from Proto-Indo-European -tis — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.
страст (Serbo-Croatian): passion
Ancestry of “страст”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Slavic | strastь | emotional burden, pain; passion, strong emotion;... |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | -tь | Deverbative, creates nouns denoting act, state,... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | -tis | Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots |