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Where does “-sky” come from?

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

-sky (English): Alternative spelling of -ski

Definitions

  1. Alternative spelling of -ski

Ancestry of “-sky”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-skiAdded to a word, name, or phrase to invoke...
2Polish-skiforms surnames; forms adjectives
3Old Polish-ski—
4Proto-Slavic-ьskъ-ic, -ish
5Proto-Indo-European-iskosCharacteristic of, typical of, pertaining to

Words derived from “-sky”

  • Abramsky
  • buttinsky
  • champansky
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