Where does “ruščina” come from?

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

ruščina (Slovene): Russian

Definitions

  1. Russian

Ancestry of “ruščina”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SlovenerúskiRussian (of the nation, its language, or its culture)
2Slovene-skiadded to nouns to form an adjective
3Proto-Slavic-ьskъ-ic, -ish
4Proto-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 →