Where does “бельгийский” come from?
бельгийский (Russian) comes from Russian -и́йский — Adjectival suffix forming nouns meaning "related to X"; variant of: -ian, -an, -ish.
бельгийский (Russian): Belgian
Definitions
- Belgian
Ancestry of “бельгийский”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | -и́йский | Adjectival suffix forming nouns meaning "related to X"; variant of: -ian, -an, -ish |