Re: -ski vs. -scu

Hallo!

On Sat, 6 Oct 2007 17:00:28 -0700, Jesse Bangs wrote:

> > > What is the derivation behind -ski / -scu?
> >
> > Slavic -ski is an adjectival ending, analogous to English '-ish'.
> > Romanian -scu, or rather -escu, is a possessive/genitive ending, used
> > for patronyms that have since become surnames.
>
> However, they may be etymologically related at a deeper level. I know
> that an adjectival or genitive ending of the form -{i/e}sk- is
> attested for Romance, Slavic, and Germanic langages, which seems a
> little too coincidental. Does anyone know for sure if these are
> etymologically related?
I don't know for sure, but I *think* they all come from PIE *-iskos.

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