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
- Used to form adjectives from nouns or sometimes...
Ancestry of “-еский”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Church Slavonic | -ьскъ | -ic, -ish |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | -ьskъ | -ic, -ish |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | -iskos | Characteristic of, typical of, pertaining to |
Words derived from “-еский”