Where does “Leningrad” come from?

Leningrad (German) comes from Russian Ленингра́д, from Russian Ле́нин, from Russian -ин, from Old East Slavic -инъ, from Proto-Slavic -inъ, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.

Leningrad (German): now Saint Petersburg

Definitions

  1. now Saint Petersburg

Ancestry of “Leningrad”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1RussianЛенингра́д—
2RussianЛе́нинLenin
3Russian-ин-'s
4Old East Slavic-инъ—
5Proto-Slavic-inъ-ine; Creates singulatives, mostly with...
6Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
7Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -no- →Every word from Russian -ин →Every word from Russian Ле́нин →