Where does “homoseksualnost” come from?

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

homoseksualnost (Slovene): homosexuality

Definitions

  1. homosexuality

Ancestry of “homoseksualnost”, step by step

homoseksualnost traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Slovene ost

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sloveneostsharp tip
2Proto-Slavicostьsharp point

via Slovene homoseksuálen

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