Where does “Spišskonovovešťanka” come from?
Spišskonovovešťanka (Slovak) comes from Slovak Spišskonovovešťan, from Slovak -šťan, from Slovak -an, from Proto-Slavic -ěninъ.
Spišskonovovešťanka (Slovak): a female inhabitant of Spišská Nová Ves
Definitions
- a female inhabitant of Spišská Nová Ves
Ancestry of “Spišskonovovešťanka”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Slovak | Spišskonovovešťan | a male inhabitant of Spišská Nová Ves |
| 2 | Slovak | -šťan | suffix used to form masculine nouns denoting an inhabitant of a place or a member of a specific social group |
| 3 | Slovak | -an | suffix used to form masculine demonyms from the names of places (cities, countries, regions) |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | -ěninъ | — |