Where does “двоеточие” come from?

двоеточие (Bulgarian) comes from Russian двоето́чие, from Russian -ие, from Proto-Slavic -ьje — Denominal, forming collective nouns; Deverbal ,...

двоеточие (Bulgarian): colon punctuation

Definitions

  1. colon punctuation

Ancestry of “двоеточие”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianдвоето́чиеcolon (punctuation)
2Russian-иеAbstract noun suffix; forms part of larger...
3Proto-Slavic-ьjeDenominal, forming collective nouns; Deverbal ,...
Every word from Proto-Slavic -ьje →Every word from Russian -ие →Every word from Russian двоето́чие →