Where does “боягузтво” come from?

боягузтво (Ukrainian) comes from Ukrainian -тво, from Ukrainian -́ство, from Proto-Slavic -ьstvo, from Proto-Balto-Slavic -istwas.

боягузтво (Ukrainian): cowardice

Definitions

  1. cowardice

Ancestry of “боягузтво”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainian-тво—
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 →