Where does “názvisko” come from?

názvisko (Old Slovak) comes from Polish nazwisko, from Polish -isko, from Old Polish -isko, from Proto-Slavic -isko — Alternative form of *-išče.

názvisko (Old Slovak): name

Definitions

  1. name

Ancestry of “názvisko”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishnazwiskosurname, last name
2Polish-iskoforms augmentatives; forms nouns
3Old Polish-iskoforms nouns, typically relating to place
4Proto-Slavic-iskoAlternative form of *-išče
Every word from Proto-Slavic -isko →Every word from Polish -isko →Every word from Old Polish -isko →