Where does “Алчевщина” come from?
Алчевщина (Ukrainian) comes from Russian -щина — Suffix added to stems to show that it is a collective or a condition; -hood, -dom, -ness, -ism.
Ancestry of “Алчевщина”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | -щина | Suffix added to stems to show that it is a collective or a condition; -hood, -dom, -ness, -ism |