Where does “Lytvin” come from?
Lytvin (English) comes from Ukrainian литвин, from Ukrainian -ин, from Old East Slavic -инъ, from Proto-Slavic -inъ, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.
Ancestry of “Lytvin”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ukrainian | литвин | Lithuanians' |
| 2 | Ukrainian | -ин | added to feminine nouns to form possessive adjectives, akin to English -'s |
| 3 | Old East Slavic | -инъ | — |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | -inъ | -ine; Creates singulatives, mostly with... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHnos | Creates adjectives of materials |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -no- | adjectival suffix |