Where does “бабушкин” come from?

бабушкин (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.

бабушкин (Russian): granny's

Definitions

  1. granny's

Ancestry of “бабушкин”, 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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -no- →Every word from Russian -ин →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos →