Where does “nemški” come from?

nemški (Slovene) comes from Slovene -ski, from Proto-Slavic -ьskъ, from Proto-Indo-European -iskos — Characteristic of, typical of, pertaining to.

nemški (Slovene): German

Definitions

  1. German

Ancestry of “nemški”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Slovene-skiadded to nouns to form an adjective
2Proto-Slavic-ьskъ-ic, -ish
3Proto-Indo-European-iskosCharacteristic of, typical of, pertaining to
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -iskos →Every word from Proto-Slavic -ьskъ →Every word from Slovene -ski →