Where does “простота” come from?

простота (Ukrainian) comes from Russian -ота́, from Proto-Slavic -ota, from Proto-Balto-Slavic -atā́ˀ, from Proto-Indo-European -otéh₂.

простота (Ukrainian): simplicity

Definitions

  1. simplicity

Ancestry of “простота”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russian-ота́—
2Proto-Slavic-otaDeadjectival, forming abstract nouns denoting the...
3Proto-Balto-Slavic-atā́ˀ—
4Proto-Indo-European-otéh₂—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -otéh₂ →Every word from Russian -ота́ →Every word from Proto-Slavic -ota →