Where does “-čtina” come from?

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

-čtina (Slovak): suffix used to form the names of languages or dialects from adjectives ending in

Definitions

  1. suffix used to form the names of languages or dialects from adjectives ending in

Ancestry of “-čtina”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Slovak-ština-ese, -ic, -an, -ish
2Slovak-ský-ian
3Proto-Slavic-ьskъ-ic, -ish
4Proto-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 →