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Where does “-ск” come from?

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

-ск (Russian): A suffix used in place names

Definitions

  1. A suffix used in place names

Ancestry of “-ск”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavic-ьskъ-ic, -ish
2Proto-Indo-European-iskosCharacteristic of, typical of, pertaining to

Words derived from “-ск”

  • Уссурийск
  • Петрозаводск
  • Новосибирск
  • Ханты-Мансийск
  • Хабаровск
  • петропавловский
  • хабаровский
  • Черкесск
  • Петропавловск
  • Ульяновск
  • Свердловск
  • Смоленск
  • Норильск
  • Благовещенск
  • Иркутск
  • ульяновский
  • Комсомольск-на-Амуре
  • Якутск
  • Кисловодск
  • Амурск
  • норильский
  • 彼得羅巴甫洛夫斯克
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