Where does “-щу́к” come from?

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

-щу́к (Ukrainian): added to an often diminutive stem to form a patronymic or matronymic surname

Definitions

  1. added to an often diminutive stem to form a patronymic or matronymic surname

Ancestry of “-щу́к”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainian-ськи́йUsed to form adjectives, often from nouns; -ish, -y, of -'s (double genitive)
2Proto-Slavic-ьskъ-ic, -ish
3Proto-Indo-European-iskosCharacteristic of, typical of, pertaining to

Words derived from “-щу́к”

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