Where does “посміховище” come from?

посміховище (Ukrainian) comes from Ukrainian -ови́ще, from Ukrainian -о́вий, from Old East Slavic -овъ, from Proto-Slavic -ovъ — of, belonging to.

посміховище (Ukrainian): }} laughing stock

Definitions

  1. }} laughing stock

Ancestry of “посміховище”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainian-ови́щеforms neuter nouns usually related to places
2Ukrainian-о́вийUsed to form; -y
3Old East Slavic-овъ—
4Proto-Slavic-ovъof, belonging to
Every word from Proto-Slavic -ovъ →Every word from Ukrainian -о́вий →Every word from Old East Slavic -овъ →