Where does “Potocki” come from?

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

Ancestry of “Potocki”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polish-ckiforms surnames; forms adjectives
2Proto-Slavic-ьskъ-ic, -ish
3Proto-Indo-European-iskosCharacteristic of, typical of, pertaining to
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -iskos →Every word from Polish -cki →Every word from Proto-Slavic -ьskъ →
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