Where does “-еский” come from?

-еский (Russian) comes from Old Church Slavonic -ьскъ, from Proto-Slavic -ьskъ, from Proto-Indo-European -iskos — Characteristic of, typical of, pertaining to.

-еский (Russian): Used to form adjectives from nouns or sometimes...

Definitions

  1. Used to form adjectives from nouns or sometimes...

Ancestry of “-еский”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Church Slavonic-ьскъ-ic, -ish
2Proto-Slavic-ьskъ-ic, -ish
3Proto-Indo-European-iskosCharacteristic of, typical of, pertaining to

Words derived from “-еский

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -iskosEvery word from Proto-Slavic -ьskъEvery word from Old Church Slavonic -ьскъ
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