Where does “-ský” come from?

-ský (Czech) comes from Old Czech -ský, from Proto-Slavic -ьskъ, from Proto-Indo-European -iskos — Characteristic of, typical of, pertaining to.

-ský (Czech): -ian, -ic

Definitions

  1. -ian, -ic

Ancestry of “-ský”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Czech-skýian, -ic from, related to, or like
2Proto-Slavic-ьskъ-ic, -ish
3Proto-Indo-European-iskosCharacteristic of, typical of, pertaining to

Words derived from “-ský”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -iskos →Every word from Proto-Slavic -ьskъ →Every word from Old Czech -ský →