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Etymology of -ski

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Balto-Slavic *-iškas Proto-Slavic *-ьskъ Old East Slavic -ьскъ (-ĭskŭ) Russian -ский (-skij)bor. ▲ Proto-Slavic *-ьskъ Old Polish -ski Polish -skibor. English -ski From Ru

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Unnumbered source etymology

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suffix

Added to a word, name, or phrase to invoke Russianness, Polishness, or a more general Slavicness.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Balto-Slavic *-iškas Proto-Slavic *-ьskъ Old East Slavic -ьскъ (-ĭskŭ) Russian -ский (-skij)bor. ▲ Proto-Slavic *-ьskъ Old Polish -ski Polish -skibor. English -ski From Russian -ский (-skij, adjectival suffix), perhaps influenced by Russki, Polski, or other -ski-terminated terms such as Russian and Polish surnames. Doublet of -ish and -esque.

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