Where does “־סטווע” come from?

־סטווע (Yiddish) comes from Polish -stwo, from Proto-Slavic -ьstvo, from Proto-Balto-Slavic -istwas.

־סטווע (Yiddish): suffix appended to nouns or adjectives to create an abstract noun denoting a relation, social status, scientific discipline, quality or state: -hood, -ness, -ship, -ity

Definitions

  1. suffix appended to nouns or adjectives to create an abstract noun denoting a relation, social status, scientific discipline, quality or state: -hood, -ness, -ship, -ity

Ancestry of “־סטווע”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polish-stwoSuffix appended to words to create a neuter noun,...
2Proto-Slavic-ьstvoDeadjectival, forming nouns denoting a condition...
3Proto-Balto-Slavic-istwas—

Words derived from “־סטווע”

Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic -istwas →Every word from Polish -stwo →Every word from Proto-Slavic -ьstvo →