Where does “Alejo” come from?
Alejo (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto -jo, from Esperanto -njo, from Russian -ня́, from Proto-Slavic *-ьňa, from Proto-Slavic -ja, from Proto-Indo-European -yeh₂.
Ancestry of “Alejo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | -jo | {{cite-web |
| 2 | Esperanto | -njo | forms affectionate derivatives of feminine names,... |
| 3 | Russian | -ня́ | forms nouns denoting the place where an occupation or office is performed |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | *-ьňa | — |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | -ja | Suffix creating feminine action nouns, usually... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -yeh₂ | — |