Where does “-ськи́й” come from?

-ськи́й (Ukrainian) comes from Proto-Slavic -ьskъ, from Proto-Indo-European -iskos — Characteristic of, typical of, pertaining to.

-ськи́й (Ukrainian): Used to form adjectives, often from nouns; -ish, -y, of -'s (double genitive)

Definitions

  1. Used to form adjectives, often from nouns; -ish, -y, of -'s (double genitive)

Ancestry of “-ськи́й”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavic-ьskъ-ic, -ish
2Proto-Indo-European-iskosCharacteristic of, typical of, pertaining to

Words derived from “-ськи́й”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -iskos →Every word from Proto-Slavic -ьskъ →