Where does “посередник” come from?
посередник (Ukrainian) comes from Ukrainian -цтво, from Ukrainian -́ство, from Proto-Slavic -ьstvo, from Proto-Balto-Slavic -istwas.
посередник (Ukrainian): intermediary, middleman
Ancestry of “посередник”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ukrainian | -цтво | — |
| 2 | Ukrainian | -́ство | Suffix added to nouns and adjectives to create an abstract noun, corresponding to English -ness, -hood, -dom |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | -ьstvo | Deadjectival, forming nouns denoting a condition... |
| 4 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | -istwas | — |