Where does “kiepścizna” come from?

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

kiepścizna (Polish): loser

Definitions

  1. loser

Ancestry of “kiepścizna”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishkiepskibad
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 →
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