Where does “-ski” come from?

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

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Definitions

  1. Added to a word, name, or phrase to invoke...

Ancestry of “-ski”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polish-skiforms surnames; forms adjectives
2Old Polish-skiforms adjectives
3Proto-Slavic-ьskъ-ic, -ish
4Proto-Indo-European-iskosCharacteristic of, typical of, pertaining to

Words derived from “-ski”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -iskos →