Where does “cukiernia” come from?

cukiernia (Polish) comes from Polish -nia, from Old Polish -nia, from Proto-Slavic *-ьňà.

cukiernia (Polish): cake shop, confectionery, sweetshop, candy store

Definitions

  1. cake shop, confectionery, sweetshop, candy store

Ancestry of “cukiernia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polish-niaforms feminine nouns, often but not always denoting places
2Old Polish-niaforms feminine nouns, often but not always denoting places
3Proto-Slavic*-ьňà—
Every word from Proto-Slavic *-ьňà →Every word from Polish -nia →Every word from Old Polish -nia →