Where does “Ленингра́д” come from?
Ленингра́д (Russian) comes from Russian Ле́нин, from Russian -ин, from Old East Slavic -инъ, from Proto-Slavic -inъ, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.
Ancestry of “Ленингра́д”, step by step
Ленингра́д traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Russian Ле́нин
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | Ле́нин | Lenin |
| 2 | Russian | -ин | -'s |
| 3 | Old East Slavic | -инъ | — |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | -inъ | -ine; Creates singulatives, mostly with... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHnos | Creates adjectives of materials |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -no- | adjectival suffix |
via Russian град
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | град | hail; volley, shower; town, city, used as a... |
| 2 | Old Church Slavonic | градъ | fortification, castle; city, town; hail |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | gȏrdъ | fortified settlement |
| 4 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | gardas | enclosure |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰerdʰ- | to enclose, to encircle; enclosure, fence, belt |