Where does “-а” come from?

-а (Belarusian) comes from Russian -ие, from Proto-Slavic -ьje — Denominal, forming collective nouns; Deverbal ,...

-а (Belarusian): used after ш, ч, ж formed as a result of the, as well as sometimes after р

Definitions

  1. used after ш, ч, ж formed as a result of the, as well as sometimes after р

Ancestry of “-а”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russian-иеAbstract noun suffix; forms part of larger...
2Proto-Slavic-ьjeDenominal, forming collective nouns; Deverbal ,...

Words derived from “-а”

Every word from Proto-Slavic -ьje →Every word from Russian -ие →