Where does “-ini” come from?

-ini (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic -inī, from Proto-Indo-European -én-ih₂ ~ -n̥-yéh₂-.

-ini (Proto-West Germanic): Forms nouns indicating a female individual

Definitions

  1. Forms nouns indicating a female individual

Ancestry of “-ini”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanic-inīForms nouns indicating a female individual
2Proto-Indo-European-én-ih₂ ~ -n̥-yéh₂-—

Words derived from “-ini”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -én-ih₂ ~ -n̥-yéh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic -inī →