Where does “laivynas” come from?

laivynas (Lithuanian) comes from Lithuanian -ýnas, from Proto-Balto-Slavic -īˀnas, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.

laivynas (Lithuanian): fleet

Definitions

  1. fleet

Ancestry of “laivynas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lithuanian-ýnasforms nouns with the meaning "collection of" or "area abounding in" the original noun
2Proto-Balto-Slavic-īˀnas—
3Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
4Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -no- →Every word from Lithuanian -ýnas →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos →