Where does “krakowski” come from?

krakowski (Silesian) comes from Old Polish krakowski, from Old Polish -ski, from Proto-Slavic -ьskъ, from Proto-Indo-European -iskos — Characteristic of, typical of, pertaining to.

Ancestry of “krakowski”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Polishkrakowski
2Old Polish-skiforms adjectives
3Proto-Slavic-ьskъ-ic, -ish
4Proto-Indo-European-iskosCharacteristic of, typical of, pertaining to
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -iskosEvery word from Proto-Slavic -ьskъEvery word from Old Polish -ski
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