Where does “górnołużycki” come from?

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

górnołużycki (Polish): Upper Sorbian

Definitions

  1. Upper Sorbian

Ancestry of “górnołużycki”, step by step

górnołużycki traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish łużycki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PolishłużyckiSorbian
2Polish-skiforms surnames; forms adjectives
3Old Polish-skiforms adjectives
4Proto-Slavic-ьskъ-ic, -ish
5Proto-Indo-European-iskosCharacteristic of, typical of, pertaining to

via Polish Górny

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PolishGórnyupper
2Proto-Slavic*gorьnъmountain
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -iskos →Every word from Polish -ski →Every word from Proto-Slavic -ьskъ →
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