Where does “povinnosť” come from?

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

povinnosť (Slovak): duty obligation

Definitions

  1. duty obligation

Ancestry of “povinnosť”, step by step

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