Where does “колдовской” come from?

колдовской (Russian) comes from Russian -овско́й, from Russian -ско́й, from Proto-Slavic -ьskъ, from Proto-Indo-European -iskos — Characteristic of, typical of, pertaining to.

колдовской (Russian): witch's; witchcraft; magic, magical

Definitions

  1. witch's; witchcraft; magic, magical

Ancestry of “колдовской”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russian-овско́й's, -ian, -ic, -ish adjectival suffix forming
2Russian-ско́йUsed to form adjectives from nouns, often: -ian, -ic, -ish
3Proto-Slavic-ьskъ-ic, -ish
4Proto-Indo-European-iskosCharacteristic of, typical of, pertaining to
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -iskos →Every word from Proto-Slavic -ьskъ →Every word from Russian -ско́й →