Where does “давнишний” come from?
давнишний (Russian) comes from Russian -шний, from Old East Slavic -чьнии, from Proto-Slavic -ťь — Alternative form of *-tь.
давнишний (Russian): longstanding, old
Ancestry of “давнишний”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Russian | -шний | Suffix used to form adjectives from adverbs and... |
| 2 | Old East Slavic | -чьнии | — |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | -ťь | Alternative form of *-tь |