Where does “-eg-” come from?

-eg- (Esperanto) comes from Russian -я́га, from Russian -ха, from Proto-Slavic -xъ.

-eg- (Esperanto): denotes augmentative of degree

Definitions

  1. denotes augmentative of degree

Ancestry of “-eg-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russian-я́гаSuffix forming nouns denoting a possessor of a certain quality, often intensifying, and usually colloquial or informal
2Russian-хаpejorative suffix
3Proto-Slavic-xъ—

Words derived from “-eg-”

Every word from Proto-Slavic -xъ →Every word from Russian -я́га →Every word from Russian -ха →