Where does “Zalewska” come from?
Zalewska (Polish) comes from Polish Zalewski, from Polish -ski, from Old Polish -ski, from Proto-Slavic -ьskъ, from Proto-Indo-European -iskos — Characteristic of, typical of, pertaining to.
Ancestry of “Zalewska”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Polish | Zalewski | — |
| 2 | Polish | -ski | forms surnames; forms adjectives |
| 3 | Old Polish | -ski | — |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | -ьskъ | -ic, -ish |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -iskos | Characteristic of, typical of, pertaining to |