Where does “-njo” come from?
-njo (Esperanto) comes from Russian -ня́, from Proto-Slavic *-ьňa, from Proto-Slavic -ja, from Proto-Indo-European -yeh₂.
-njo (Esperanto): forms affectionate derivatives of feminine names,...
Definitions
- forms affectionate derivatives of feminine names,...
Ancestry of “-njo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Russian | -ня́ | forms nouns denoting the place where an occupation or office is performed |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | *-ьňa | — |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | -ja | Suffix creating feminine action nouns, usually... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -yeh₂ | — |
Words derived from “-njo”