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
Ancestry of “ruština”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Slovak | ruský | — |
| 2 | Slovak | -ský | -ian |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | -ьskъ | -ic, -ish |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -iskos | Characteristic of, typical of, pertaining to |