Where does “-any” come from?
-any (Old Polish) comes from Proto-Slavic *-anъ, from Proto-Slavic -ěnъ — Forming adjectives meaning 'made of '; -en.
Ancestry of “-any”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Slavic | *-anъ | — |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | -ěnъ | Forming adjectives meaning 'made of '; -en |