Where does “-ia” come from?

-ia (Polish) comes from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

-ia (Polish): ia

Definitions

  1. ia

Ancestry of “-ia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
2Proto-Indo-European-íh₂
3Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

Words derived from “-ia

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -h₂Every word from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱEvery word from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂