Where does “-ови́ще” come from?

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

-ови́ще (Ukrainian): forms neuter nouns usually related to places

Definitions

  1. forms neuter nouns usually related to places

Ancestry of “-ови́ще”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainian-о́вийUsed to form; -y
2Old East Slavic-овъ—
3Proto-Slavic-ovъof, belonging to

Words derived from “-ови́ще”

Every word from Proto-Slavic -ovъ →Every word from Ukrainian -о́вий →Every word from Old East Slavic -овъ →