Where does “japońszczyzna” come from?

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

japońszczyzna (Polish): Japanese

Definitions

  1. Japanese

Ancestry of “japońszczyzna”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PolishjapońskiJapanese
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 Proto-Slavic -ьskъ →