Where does “горожанинъ” come from?

горожанинъ (Old Russian) comes from Proto-Slavic gorďaninъ, from Proto-Slavic -janinъ, from Proto-Slavic -inъ, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.

Ancestry of “горожанинъ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicgorďaninъtownsman, burgher
2Proto-Slavic-janinъCreates male dweller terms from toponyms or place...
3Proto-Slavic-inъ-ine; Creates singulatives, mostly with...
4Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
5Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -no- →Every word from Proto-Slavic -janinъ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos →
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