Where does “жіноцтво” come from?

жіноцтво (Ukrainian) comes from Ukrainian жінка, from Belarusian жонка, from Belarusian -ка, from Proto-Slavic -ъka, from Proto-Indo-European -kos — Creates deadjectival and desubstantival...

жіноцтво (Ukrainian): women, womanhood; womankind

Definitions

  1. women, womanhood; womankind

Ancestry of “жіноцтво”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianжінкаwoman; wife
2Belarusianжонкаwoman; wife
3Belarusian-ка—
4Proto-Slavic-ъkaDenominal, forms diminutives; Deadjectival,...
5Proto-Indo-European-kosCreates deadjectival and desubstantival...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -kos →Every word from Proto-Slavic -ъka →Every word from Belarusian -ка →