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