Where does “italijanščina” come from?
italijanščina (Slovene) comes from Slovene italijánski, from Slovene -ski, from Proto-Slavic -ьskъ, from Proto-Indo-European -iskos — Characteristic of, typical of, pertaining to.
italijanščina (Slovene): Italian
Ancestry of “italijanščina”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Slovene | italijánski | — |
| 2 | Slovene | -ski | added to nouns to form an adjective |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | -ьskъ | -ic, -ish |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -iskos | Characteristic of, typical of, pertaining to |