Where does “Ле́нин” come from?

Ле́нин (Russian) comes from Russian -ин, from Old East Slavic -инъ, from Proto-Slavic -inъ, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.

Ле́нин (Russian): Lenin

Definitions

  1. Lenin

Ancestry of “Ле́нин”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russian-ин-'s
2Old East Slavic-инъ—
3Proto-Slavic-inъ-ine; Creates singulatives, mostly with...
4Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
5Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix

Words derived from “Ле́нин”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -no- →Every word from Russian -ин →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos →