Where does “шелковистый” come from?

шелковистый (Russian) comes from Russian шёлковый, from Russian -о́вый, from Old East Slavic -овъ, from Proto-Slavic -ovъ — of, belonging to.

шелковистый (Russian): silky

Definitions

  1. silky

Ancestry of “шелковистый”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianшёлковыйsilk; made of silk
2Russian-о́выйused to form adjectives from nouns, often
3Old East Slavic-овъ—
4Proto-Slavic-ovъof, belonging to
Every word from Proto-Slavic -ovъ →Every word from Russian -о́вый →Every word from Old East Slavic -овъ →