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Where does “-тельский” come from?

-тельский (Russian) comes from Russian -тель, from Proto-Slavic -teľь, from Proto-Slavic -jь, from Proto-Indo-European yós, from Proto-Finnic wiša, from Proto-Indo-Iranian wišás, from Proto-Indo-European wisós — fluidity, slime, poison; poison; poison; slime;...

-тельский (Russian): Suffix used to form adjectives from verbs

Definitions

  1. Suffix used to form adjectives from verbs

Ancestry of “-тельский”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russian-тель-er
2Proto-Slavic-teľьDeverbative, forms agent nouns from the...
3Proto-Slavic-jьAdjectival inherited from the Caland roots,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanyósthat, who, which
5Proto-Finnicwiša—
6Proto-Indo-Iranianwišáspoison, venom
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwisósfluidity, slime, poison; poison; poison; slime;...

Words derived from “-тельский”

  • исполнительский
  • издевательский
  • просветительский
  • исследовательский
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