Where does “-ski” come from?

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

-ski (Polish): forms surnames; forms adjectives

Definitions

  1. forms surnames; forms adjectives

Ancestry of “-ski”, step by step

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

Words derived from “-ski”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -iskos →