Where does “književnost” come from?

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

književnost (Slovene): literature

Definitions

  1. literature

Ancestry of “književnost”, step by step

književnost traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Slovene ost

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sloveneostsharp tip
2Proto-Slavicostьsharp point

via Slovene knjíževen

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