Where does “česť” come from?

česť (Slovak) comes from Proto-Slavic čьstь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *kistis, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kʷit-tis.

česť (Slovak): honor (US), honour (UK) objectification of praiseworthiness

Definitions

  1. honor (US), honour (UK) objectification of praiseworthiness

Ancestry of “česť”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicčьstьhonor, respect
2Proto-Balto-Slavic*kistis—
3Proto-Indo-European(s)kʷit-tis—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kʷit-tis →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *kistis →Every word from Proto-Slavic čьstь →