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.

-ýnas (Lithuanian): forms nouns with the meaning "collection of" or "area abounding in" the original noun

Definitions

  1. forms nouns with the meaning "collection of" or "area abounding in" the original noun

Ancestry of “-ýnas”, step by step

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

Words derived from “-ýnas”

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