Where does “-nain” come from?

-nain (Ingrian) comes from Ingrian -in, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *-in, from Proto-Uralic -ma.

-nain (Ingrian): Used to form adjectives describing a quality of a structure of something

Definitions

  1. Used to form adjectives describing a quality of a structure of something

Ancestry of “-nain”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingrian-inForms adjectives indicating the material of which something is made; -en
2Proto-Finno-Ugric*-in—
3Proto-Uralic-ma—

Words derived from “-nain”

Every word from Proto-Uralic -ma →Every word from Ingrian -in →Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric *-in →