Where does “-ejszy” come from?

-ejszy (Silesian) comes from Old Polish -ejszy, from Old Polish -szy, from Proto-Slavic *-jьjь.

-ejszy (Silesian): forms relational adjectives from temporal adverbs

Definitions

  1. forms relational adjectives from temporal adverbs

Ancestry of “-ejszy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Polish-ejszyforms relational adjectives from temporal adverbs
2Old Polish-szyforms comparative adjectives; -er
3Proto-Slavic*-jьjь—
Every word from Proto-Slavic *-jьjь →Every word from Old Polish -szy →Every word from Old Polish -ejszy →