Where does “mateřština” come from?

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

mateřština (Czech): mother tongue

Definitions

  1. mother tongue

Ancestry of “mateřština”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechmateřskýmaternal
2Czech-ský-ian, -ic
3Old Czech-skýian, -ic from, related to, or like
4Proto-Slavic-ьskъ-ic, -ish
5Proto-Indo-European-iskosCharacteristic of, typical of, pertaining to
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -iskos →Every word from Czech -ský →Every word from Proto-Slavic -ьskъ →
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