Where does “-ніца” come from?

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

Ancestry of “-ніца”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Belarusian-аused after ш, ч, ж formed as a result of the, as well as sometimes after р
2Russian-иеAbstract noun suffix; forms part of larger...
3Proto-Slavic-ьjeDenominal, forming collective nouns; Deverbal ,...

Words derived from “-ніца”

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