Where does “-είᾱ” come from?

-είᾱ (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek -ής, from Proto-Indo-European -ēs, from Proto-Indo-European -ess, from Proto-Indo-European -os — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

-είᾱ (Ancient Greek): Superficially appears in abstract nouns derived from σ-stem adjectives, with the true suffix being

Definitions

  1. Superficially appears in abstract nouns derived from σ-stem adjectives, with the true suffix being

Ancestry of “-είᾱ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greek-ήςadjective suffix
2Proto-Indo-European-ēsPrimarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds
3Proto-Indo-European-ess—
4Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

Words derived from “-είᾱ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -os →Every word from Ancient Greek -ής →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ēs →