Where does “волосня” come from?

волосня (Russian) comes from Russian -ня́, from Proto-Slavic *-ьňa, from Proto-Slavic -ja, from Proto-Indo-European -yeh₂.

волосня (Russian): thick or untidy hair

Definitions

  1. thick or untidy hair

Ancestry of “волосня”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russian-ня́forms nouns denoting the place where an occupation or office is performed
2Proto-Slavic*-ьňa—
3Proto-Slavic-jaSuffix creating feminine action nouns, usually...
4Proto-Indo-European-yeh₂—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yeh₂ →Every word from Proto-Slavic -ja →Every word from Russian -ня́ →
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