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Where does “Malinowski” come from?

Malinowski is a Polish surname of unknown origin and meaning.

Ancestry of “Malinowski”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PolishMalinowski—
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 “Malinowski”

  • Malinowskian
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