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Where does “-ni” come from?

-ni (Polish) comes from Old Polish -ni, from Proto-Slavic -nь — Deverbative, creates nouns.

Ancestry of “-ni”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Polish-ni—
2Proto-Slavic-nьDeverbative, creates nouns
Every word from Proto-Slavic -nь →