Where does “-eń” come from?

-eń (Polish) comes from Ancient Greek -ηνός, from Ancient Greek -νός, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.

-eń (Polish): forms masculine nouns, predominantly agents

Definitions

  1. forms masculine nouns, predominantly agents

Ancestry of “-eń”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greek-ηνός-ian, -ese
2Ancient Greek-νόςAlternative form of -νος
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place

Words derived from “-eń”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- →Every word from Ancient Greek -ηνός →Every word from Ancient Greek -νός →