Where does “-iny” come from?

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

-iny (Polish): forms tantum plurale nouns usually associated with a day of celebration

Definitions

  1. forms tantum plurale nouns usually associated with a day of celebration

Ancestry of “-iny”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Polish-informs adjectives
2Proto-Slavic-inъ-ine; Creates singulatives, mostly with...
3Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
4Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix

Words derived from “-iny”

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