Where does “heteroseksualnost” come from?

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

heteroseksualnost (Slovene): heterosexuality

Definitions

  1. heterosexuality

Ancestry of “heteroseksualnost”, step by step

heteroseksualnost traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Slovene ost

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sloveneostsharp tip
2Proto-Slavicostьsharp point

via Slovene heteroseksuálen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sloveneheteroseksuálen—
Every word from Proto-Slavic ostь →Every word from Slovene ost →