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Where does “schopnosť” come from?

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

schopnosť (Slovak): skill, ability

Definitions

  1. skill, ability

Ancestry of “schopnosť”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Slovak-osťA suffix, akin to -ness
2Proto-Slavic-ostьUsed with adjectival stems to form abstract...
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