Where does “-in” come from?

-in (Old Polish) comes from Proto-Slavic -inъ, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.

-in (Old Polish): forms adjectives

Definitions

  1. forms adjectives

Ancestry of “-in”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavic-inъ-ine; Creates singulatives, mostly with...
2Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
3Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix

Words derived from “-in”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -no- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos →Every word from Proto-Slavic -inъ →