Where does “-iska” come from?
-iska (Latvian) comes from Latvian -išķs, from Latvian -isks, from Proto-Indo-European -iskos — Characteristic of, typical of, pertaining to.
-iska (Latvian): feminine of -išķs
Ancestry of “-iska”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latvian | -išķs | Added to nouns to derive adjectives with the... |
| 2 | Latvian | -isks | Added to nouns to derive adjectives with the... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | -iskos | Characteristic of, typical of, pertaining to |