Where does “-ьcь” come from?

-ьcь (Proto-Slavic) comes from Lithuanian -ikas, from Proto-Indo-European -iḱos — -y, -ic.

-ьcь (Proto-Slavic): Forms diminutives from nouns; Forms nouns from...

Definitions

  1. Forms diminutives from nouns; Forms nouns from...

Ancestry of “-ьcь”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lithuanian-ikas—
2Proto-Indo-European-iḱos-y, -ic

Words derived from “-ьcь”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -iḱos →Every word from Lithuanian -ikas →