Where does “cnostný” come from?

cnostný (Slovak) comes from Slovak cnosť, from Slovak -osť, from Proto-Slavic -ostь — Used with adjectival stems to form abstract...

cnostný (Slovak): virtuous

Definitions

  1. virtuous

Ancestry of “cnostný”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Slovakcnosťvirtue
2Slovak-osťA suffix, akin to -ness
3Proto-Slavic-ostьUsed with adjectival stems to form abstract...
Every word from Proto-Slavic -ostь →Every word from Slovak -osť →Every word from Slovak cnosť →