Where does “Michalski” come from?

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

Ancestry of “Michalski”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PolishMichalski—
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 -iskos →Every word from Polish -ski →Every word from Proto-Slavic -ьskъ →
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