Where does “-čina” come from?
-čina (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Slovak -ština, from Slovak -ský, from Proto-Slavic -ьskъ, from Proto-Indo-European -iskos — Characteristic of, typical of, pertaining to.
Ancestry of “-čina”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Slovak | -ština | -ese, -ic, -an, -ish |
| 2 | Slovak | -ský | -ian |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | -ьskъ | -ic, -ish |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -iskos | Characteristic of, typical of, pertaining to |
Words derived from “-čina”