Where does “білоруський” come from?
білоруський (Ukrainian) comes from Ukrainian -ськи́й, from Proto-Slavic -ьskъ, from Proto-Indo-European -iskos — Characteristic of, typical of, pertaining to.
білоруський (Ukrainian): Belarusian
Ancestry of “білоруський”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ukrainian | -ськи́й | — |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | -ьskъ | -ic, -ish |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | -iskos | Characteristic of, typical of, pertaining to |