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Where does “-zki” come from?

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

-zki (Polish): forms surnames; forms adjectives

Definitions

  1. forms surnames; forms adjectives

Ancestry of “-zki”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavic-ьskъ-ic, -ish
2Proto-Indo-European-iskosCharacteristic of, typical of, pertaining to

Words derived from “-zki”

  • Zawadzki
  • Zawadzki
  • Sieradzki
  • Brodzki
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