Where does “roľníctvo” come from?

roľníctvo (Slovak) comes from Slovak -stvo, from Proto-Slavic -ьstvo, from Proto-Balto-Slavic -istwas.

roľníctvo (Slovak): peasantry, the peasant class

Definitions

  1. peasantry, the peasant class

Ancestry of “roľníctvo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Slovak-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 Slovak -stvo
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