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Where does “Babinski” come from?

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

Ancestry of “Babinski”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PolishBabiński—
2Polish-skiforms surnames; forms adjectives
3Old Polish-ski—
4Proto-Slavic-ьskъ-ic, -ish
5Proto-Indo-European-iskosCharacteristic of, typical of, pertaining to
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