Where does “złodziejski” come from?

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

złodziejski (Polish): thieflike, thievish

Definitions

  1. thieflike, thievish

Ancestry of “złodziejski”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polish-skiforms surnames; forms adjectives
2Old Polish-skiforms 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 Polish -ski →Every word from Proto-Slavic -ьskъ →
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