Where does “-ски” come from?

-ски (Bulgarian) comes from Old Church Slavonic -ьскъ, from Proto-Slavic -ьskъ, from Proto-Indo-European -iskos — Characteristic of, typical of, pertaining to.

-ски (Bulgarian): -ish, -ian

Definitions

  1. -ish, -ian

Ancestry of “-ски”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Church Slavonic-ьскъ-ic, -ish
2Proto-Slavic-ьskъ-ic, -ish
3Proto-Indo-European-iskosCharacteristic of, typical of, pertaining to

Words derived from “-ски”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -iskos →Every word from Proto-Slavic -ьskъ →Every word from Old Church Slavonic -ьскъ →