Where does “lastnost” come from?

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

lastnost (Slovene): property, quality, characteristic, attribute

Definitions

  1. property, quality, characteristic, attribute

Ancestry of “lastnost”, step by step

lastnost traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Slovene ost

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sloveneostsharp tip
2Proto-Slavicostьsharp point

via Slovene lásten

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