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Where does “-inec” come from?

-inec (Czech) comes from Czech -eč, from Old Czech -ec, from Proto-Slavic -ьcь, from Lithuanian -ikas, from Proto-Indo-European -iḱos — -y, -ic.

-inec (Czech): Used to create nouns from nouns; May create a...

Definitions

  1. Used to create nouns from nouns; May create a...

Ancestry of “-inec”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czech-eč—
2Old Czech-ec—
3Proto-Slavic-ьcьForms diminutives from nouns; Forms nouns from...
4Lithuanian-ikas—
5Proto-Indo-European-iḱos-y, -ic

Words derived from “-inec”

  • sirotčinec
  • slepičinec
  • blázinec
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