Where does “двойня” come from?

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

двойня (Russian): twins

Definitions

  1. twins

Ancestry of “двойня”, 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 →