Where does “ruština” come from?

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

ruština (Slovak): the Russian language

Definitions

  1. the Russian language

Ancestry of “ruština”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SlovakruskýRussian of or pertaining to Russia or Russian language
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 →