Where does “-janą” come from?

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

-janą (Proto-Germanic): Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives...

Definitions

  1. Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives...

Ancestry of “-janą”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
3Chichewaiyehe, she

Words derived from “-janą”

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