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Where does “柴可夫斯基” come from?

柴可夫斯基 (Chinese) comes from English Tchaikovsky, from Russian Чайко́вский, from Polish Czajkowski, from Polish -ski, from Old Polish -ski, from Proto-Slavic -ьskъ, from Proto-Indo-European -iskos — Characteristic of, typical of, pertaining to.

Ancestry of “柴可夫斯基”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishTchaikovsky—
2RussianЧайко́вский—
3PolishCzajkowski—
4Polish-skiforms surnames; forms adjectives
5Old Polish-ski—
6Proto-Slavic-ьskъ-ic, -ish
7Proto-Indo-European-iskosCharacteristic of, typical of, pertaining to
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