Where does “-ческий” come from?

-ческий (Russian) comes from Russian -еский, from Old Church Slavonic -ьскъ, from Proto-Slavic -ьskъ, from Proto-Indo-European -iskos — Characteristic of, typical of, pertaining to.

-ческий (Russian): Used to form adjectives from nouns or sometimes...

Definitions

  1. Used to form adjectives from nouns or sometimes...

Ancestry of “-ческий”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russian-ескийUsed to form adjectives from nouns or sometimes...
2Old Church Slavonic-ьскъ-ic, -ish
3Proto-Slavic-ьskъ-ic, -ish
4Proto-Indo-European-iskosCharacteristic of, typical of, pertaining to

Words derived from “-ческий

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -iskosEvery word from Proto-Slavic -ьskъEvery word from Russian -еский