Where does “Leningrad” come from?
Leningrad (Polish) comes 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.
Ancestry of “Leningrad”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Russian | Ленингра́д | — |
| 2 | Russian | Ле́нин | Lenin |
| 3 | Russian | -ин | -'s |
| 4 | Old East Slavic | -инъ | — |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | -inъ | -ine; Creates singulatives, mostly with... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHnos | Creates adjectives of materials |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -no- | adjectival suffix |