Where does “-ov” come from?
-ov (Czech) comes from Czech -ský, from Old Czech -ský, from Proto-Slavic -ьskъ, from Proto-Indo-European -iskos — Characteristic of, typical of, pertaining to.
Ancestry of “-ov”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Czech | -ský | -ian, -ic |
| 2 | Old Czech | -ský | — |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | -ьskъ | -ic, -ish |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -iskos | Characteristic of, typical of, pertaining to |