Where does “Zawadzka” come from?

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

Ancestry of “Zawadzka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PolishZawadzki—
2Polish-zkiforms surnames; forms adjectives
3Proto-Slavic-ьskъ-ic, -ish
4Proto-Indo-European-iskosCharacteristic of, typical of, pertaining to
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -iskos →Every word from Proto-Slavic -ьskъ →Every word from Polish -zki →
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