Where does “spretnost” come from?

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

spretnost (Slovene): skill

Definitions

  1. skill

Ancestry of “spretnost”, step by step

spretnost traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Slovene ost

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sloveneostsharp tip
2Proto-Slavicostьsharp point

via Slovene spréten

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