Where does “Evenki” come from?
Evenki (English) comes from Russian эвенки́йский, from Russian -и́йский — Adjectival suffix forming nouns meaning "related to X"; variant of: -ian, -an, -ish.
Evenki (English): plural of Evenk
Definitions
- plural of Evenk
Ancestry of “Evenki”, step by step
Evenki traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Russian эвенки́йский
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | эвенки́йский | Evenki |
| 2 | Russian | -и́йский | Adjectival suffix forming nouns meaning "related to X"; variant of: -ian, -an, -ish |
via Evenki эвэнкӣ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Evenki | эвэнкӣ | — |