Where does “vrstnost” come from?

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

vrstnost (Slovene): type, sort

Definitions

  1. type, sort

Ancestry of “vrstnost”, step by step

vrstnost traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Slovene ost

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sloveneostsharp tip
2Proto-Slavicostьsharp point

via Slovene vŕsten

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Slovenevŕstenof or pertaining to a type or sort of something
2Proto-Slavic*vьrstьnъ—
Every word from Proto-Slavic ostь →Every word from Slovene ost →