Where does “віцебскі” come from?

віцебскі (Belarusian) comes from Belarusian -скі, from Proto-Slavic -ьskъ, from Proto-Indo-European -iskos — Characteristic of, typical of, pertaining to.

віцебскі (Belarusian): Vitebsk city in Belarus

Definitions

  1. Vitebsk city in Belarus

Ancestry of “віцебскі”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Belarusian-скіUsed to form adjectives from nouns; -ish, -y
2Proto-Slavic-ьskъ-ic, -ish
3Proto-Indo-European-iskosCharacteristic of, typical of, pertaining to
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -iskos →Every word from Proto-Slavic -ьskъ →Every word from Belarusian -скі →