Where does “Преображенский” come from?
Преображенский (Russian) comes from Russian преображе́ние, from Russian -е́ние, from Old Church Slavonic -ньѥ, from Proto-Slavic -nьje, from Proto-Slavic -ьje — Denominal, forming collective nouns; Deverbal ,...
Преображенский (Russian): Transfiguration
Definitions
- Transfiguration
Ancestry of “Преображенский”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | преображе́ние | transformation |
| 2 | Russian | -е́ние | -tion |
| 3 | Old Church Slavonic | -ньѥ | — |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | -nьje | Deverbal, forming action nouns |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | -ьje | Denominal, forming collective nouns; Deverbal ,... |