"-ski" meaning in Finnish

See -ski in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

Etymology: As with many slang suffixes, there are probably multiple origins. The main origin is probably -ska + -i, but there is almost certainly at least some inspiration taken from Russian -ский (-skij). Etymology templates: {{suffix|fi|-ska|-i|id1=diminutive|id2=nominal}} -ska + -i, {{ncog|ru|-ский}} Russian -ский (-skij) Head templates: {{head|fi|suffix}} -ski, {{tlb|fi|slang}} (slang)
  1. Slang suffix, generally for nouns (with clipping). Tags: morpheme, slang
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