Where does “ossetisch” come from?

ossetisch (German) comes from English Ossete, from Russian осети́н, from Russian -ин, from Old East Slavic -инъ, from Proto-Slavic -inъ, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.

ossetisch (German): Ossetian

Definitions

  1. Ossetian

Ancestry of “ossetisch”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishOsseteOssetian
2Russianосети́нOssetian
3Russian-ин-'s
4Old East Slavic-инъ—
5Proto-Slavic-inъ-ine; Creates singulatives, mostly with...
6Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
7Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -no- →Every word from Russian -ин →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos →