Where does “Gapinski” come from?

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

Ancestry of “Gapinski”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PolishGapiński
2Polish-skiforms surnames; forms adjectives
3Old Polish-skiforms adjectives
4Proto-Slavic-ьskъ-ic, -ish
5Proto-Indo-European-iskosCharacteristic of, typical of, pertaining to
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -iskosEvery word from Polish -skiEvery word from Proto-Slavic -ьskъ
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