Where does “-ско́й” come from?

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

-ско́й (Russian): Used to form adjectives from nouns, often: -ian, -ic, -ish

Definitions

  1. Used to form adjectives from nouns, often: -ian, -ic, -ish

Ancestry of “-ско́й”, step by step

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

Words derived from “-ско́й”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -iskos →Every word from Proto-Slavic -ьskъ →