Where does “ZUS-owski” come from?

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

ZUS-owski (Polish): Social Insurance Institution

Definitions

  1. Social Insurance Institution

Ancestry of “ZUS-owski”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polish-owskiForms possessive surnames from given names
2Polish-skiforms surnames; forms adjectives
3Old Polish-skiforms adjectives
4Proto-Slavic-ьskъ-ic, -ish
5Proto-Indo-European-iskosCharacteristic of, typical of, pertaining to
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -iskos →Every word from Polish -ski →Every word from Polish -owski →