Where does “Забайкалье” come from?
Забайкалье (Russian) comes from Russian -ьё, from Russian -ие, from Proto-Slavic -ьje — Denominal, forming collective nouns; Deverbal ,...
Ancestry of “Забайкалье”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Russian | -ьё | — |
| 2 | Russian | -ие | Abstract noun suffix; forms part of larger... |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | -ьje | Denominal, forming collective nouns; Deverbal ,... |