Where does “-енче” come from?

-енче (Bulgarian) comes from Bulgarian -ен, from Old Church Slavonic -ьнь.

-енче (Bulgarian): suffix appended to words to create a neuter noun, usually denoting an inhabitant, feature or a human relation

Definitions

  1. suffix appended to words to create a neuter noun, usually denoting an inhabitant, feature or a human relation

Ancestry of “-енче”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bulgarian-ен—
2Old Church Slavonic-ьнь—

Words derived from “-енче”

Every word from Old Church Slavonic -ьнь →Every word from Bulgarian -ен →