Where does “dejavnost” come from?

dejavnost (Slovene) comes from Slovene ost, from Proto-Slavic ostь — sharp point.

dejavnost (Slovene): activity

Definitions

  1. activity

Ancestry of “dejavnost”, step by step

dejavnost traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Slovene ost

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sloveneostsharp tip
2Proto-Slavicostьsharp point

via Slovene dejaven

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Slovenedejavenactive
Every word from Proto-Slavic ostьEvery word from Slovene ost
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