Where does “guyansk” come from?
guyansk (Swedish) comes from Swedish -sk, from Old Norse -skr, from Proto-Germanic -iskaz, from Proto-Indo-European -iskos — Characteristic of, typical of, pertaining to.
guyansk (Swedish): Guyanese
Ancestry of “guyansk”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Swedish | -sk | Alternative form of -isk; -ish |
| 2 | Old Norse | -skr | -ish |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | -iskaz | Forms adjectives from nouns with the sense of... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -iskos | Characteristic of, typical of, pertaining to |