Where does “istovetnost” come from?

istovetnost (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian istòvjetan, from Serbo-Croatian ȉsti, from Proto-Slavic jistъ — true, genuine; same.

istovetnost (Serbo-Croatian): equivalence, identity

Definitions

  1. equivalence, identity

Ancestry of “istovetnost”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianistòvjetanidentical, same
2Serbo-Croatianȉstisame
3Proto-Slavicjistъtrue, genuine; same
Every word from Proto-Slavic jistъEvery word from Serbo-Croatian ȉstiEvery word from Serbo-Croatian istòvjetan