Where does “-ість” come from?

-ість (Ukrainian) comes from Proto-Slavic -ostь — Used with adjectival stems to form abstract...

-ість (Ukrainian): -hood, -ness, -ity

Definitions

  1. -hood, -ness, -ity

Ancestry of “-ість”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavic-ostьUsed with adjectival stems to form abstract...

Words derived from “-ість

Every word from Proto-Slavic -ostь