Where does “-ōną” come from?

-ōną (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

-ōną (Proto-Germanic): Creates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates...

Definitions

  1. Creates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates...

Ancestry of “-ōną”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-European-eh₂yétiCreates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive...
2Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
4Chichewaiyehe, she

Words derived from “-ōną”

Every word from Chichewa iye →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti →Every word from Proto-Indo-European yé- →