Where does “благодійництво” come from?

благодійництво (Ukrainian) comes from Ukrainian -цтво, from Ukrainian -́ство, from Proto-Slavic -ьstvo, from Proto-Balto-Slavic -istwas.

благодійництво (Ukrainian): charity, welfare

Definitions

  1. charity, welfare

Ancestry of “благодійництво”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainian-цтво—
2Ukrainian-́ствоSuffix added to nouns and adjectives to create an abstract noun, corresponding to English -ness, -hood, -dom
3Proto-Slavic-ьstvoDeadjectival, forming nouns denoting a condition...
4Proto-Balto-Slavic-istwas—
Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic -istwas →Every word from Ukrainian -́ство →Every word from Proto-Slavic -ьstvo →