Where does “-owski” come from?

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

-owski (Polish): Forms possessive surnames from given names

Definitions

  1. Forms possessive surnames from given names

Ancestry of “-owski”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polish-skiforms surnames; forms adjectives
2Old Polish-skiforms adjectives
3Proto-Slavic-ьskъ-ic, -ish
4Proto-Indo-European-iskosCharacteristic of, typical of, pertaining to

Words derived from “-owski”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -iskos →Every word from Polish -ski →Every word from Proto-Slavic -ьskъ →