Where does “-кий” come from?

-кий (Russian) comes from Proto-Slavic -ъkъ, from Proto-Slavic -kъ, from Proto-Indo-European -kos — Creates deadjectival and desubstantival...

-кий (Russian): -y, -ous: Used to form qualitative adjectives...

Definitions

  1. -y, -ous: Used to form qualitative adjectives...

Ancestry of “-кий”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavic-ъkъForms diminutives from old u-stem nouns;...
2Proto-Slavic-kъDeverbal, forms token nouns; From expressive or...
3Proto-Indo-European-kosCreates deadjectival and desubstantival...

Words derived from “-кий”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -kos →Every word from Proto-Slavic -kъ →Every word from Proto-Slavic -ъkъ →
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