Where does “Забайкалье” come from?

Забайкалье (Russian) comes from Russian -ьё, from Russian -ие, from Proto-Slavic -ьje — Denominal, forming collective nouns; Deverbal ,...

Забайкалье (Russian): Transbaikal

Definitions

  1. Transbaikal

Ancestry of “Забайкалье”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russian-ьёAbstract noun suffix; forms part of larger suffixes such as
2Russian-иеAbstract noun suffix; forms part of larger...
3Proto-Slavic-ьjeDenominal, forming collective nouns; Deverbal ,...
Every word from Proto-Slavic -ьje →Every word from Russian -ие →Every word from Russian -ьё →