Where does “Lemingrad” come from?
Lemingrad (Polish) comes from Polish Leningrad, from Russian Ленингра́д, from Russian Ле́нин, from Russian -ин, from Old East Slavic -инъ, from Proto-Slavic -inъ, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.
Lemingrad (Polish): Warsaw; Miasteczko Wilanów, a recently developed...
Definitions
- Warsaw; Miasteczko Wilanów, a recently developed...
Ancestry of “Lemingrad”, step by step
Lemingrad traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Polish Leningrad
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | Leningrad | now Saint Petersburg |
| 2 | Russian | Ленингра́д | — |
| 3 | Russian | Ле́нин | Lenin |
| 4 | Russian | -ин | -'s |
| 5 | Old East Slavic | -инъ | — |
| 6 | Proto-Slavic | -inъ | -ine; Creates singulatives, mostly with... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHnos | Creates adjectives of materials |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -no- | adjectival suffix |