Where does “progonstvo” come from?

progonstvo (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian -stvo, from Proto-Slavic -ьstvo, from Proto-Balto-Slavic -istwas.

progonstvo (Serbo-Croatian): exile

Definitions

  1. exile

Ancestry of “progonstvo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatian-stvoSuffix 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 -istwasEvery word from Proto-Slavic -ьstvoEvery word from Serbo-Croatian -stvo