Where does “-ιά” come from?

-ιά (Greek) comes from Ancient Greek -έα, from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

-ιά (Greek): μήλο + API → μηλιά; κεράσι + API → κερασιά;...

Definitions

  1. μήλο + API → μηλιά; κεράσι + API → κερασιά;...

Ancestry of “-ιά”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greek-έαforms the names of trees
2Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
3Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
4Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

Words derived from “-ιά”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ →Every word from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂ →