Where does “Hanty-Mansijsk” come from?
Hanty-Mansijsk (Finnish) comes from Russian Ха́нты-Манси́йск, from Russian -ск, from Proto-Slavic -ьskъ, from Proto-Indo-European -iskos — Characteristic of, typical of, pertaining to.
Ancestry of “Hanty-Mansijsk”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | Ха́нты-Манси́йск | — |
| 2 | Russian | -ск | A suffix used in place names |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | -ьskъ | -ic, -ish |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -iskos | Characteristic of, typical of, pertaining to |