Where does “-ains” come from?

-ains (Latvian) comes from Proto-Balto-Slavic -īˀnas, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.

-ains (Latvian): Added to nouns or adjectives to derive adjectives...

Definitions

  1. Added to nouns or adjectives to derive adjectives...

Ancestry of “-ains”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Balto-Slavic-īˀnas—
2Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
3Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix

Words derived from “-ains”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -no- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic -īˀnas →