Where does “čínsky” come from?

čínsky (Slovak) comes from Slovak -ský, from Proto-Slavic -ьskъ, from Proto-Indo-European -iskos — Characteristic of, typical of, pertaining to.

čínsky (Slovak): Chinese; in a Chinese way

Definitions

  1. Chinese; in a Chinese way

Ancestry of “čínsky”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Slovak-ský-ian
2Proto-Slavic-ьskъ-ic, -ish
3Proto-Indo-European-iskosCharacteristic of, typical of, pertaining to
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -iskos →Every word from Slovak -ský →Every word from Proto-Slavic -ьskъ →