Where does “страсть” come from?

страсть (Ukrainian) comes from Proto-Slavic strastь, from Proto-Slavic -tь, from Proto-Indo-European -tis — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.

страсть (Ukrainian): church service during the evening of the Maundy Thursday

Definitions

  1. church service during the evening of the Maundy Thursday

Ancestry of “страсть”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicstrastьemotional burden, pain; passion, strong emotion;...
2Proto-Slavic-tьDeverbative, creates nouns denoting act, state,...
3Proto-Indo-European-tisDerives abstract/action nouns from verb roots

Words derived from “страсть”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tis →Every word from Proto-Slavic -tь →Every word from Proto-Slavic strastь →
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