Where does “česć” come from?

česć (Upper Sorbian) comes from Proto-Slavic čьstь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *kistis, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kʷit-tis.

česć (Upper Sorbian): honor, esteem

Definitions

  1. honor, esteem

Ancestry of “česć”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicčьstьhonor, respect
2Proto-Balto-Slavic*kistis—
3Proto-Indo-European(s)kʷit-tis—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kʷit-tis →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *kistis →Every word from Proto-Slavic čьstь →