Where does “-шчык” come from?

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

-шчык (Belarusian): er, -or

Definitions

  1. er, -or

Ancestry of “-шчык”, 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 →
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