Where does “-ýnas” come from?
-ýnas (Lithuanian) comes from Proto-Balto-Slavic -īˀnas, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.
Ancestry of “-ýnas”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | -īˀnas | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHnos | Creates adjectives of materials |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | -no- | adjectival suffix |
Words derived from “-ýnas”