Where does “заражение” come from?

заражение (Russian) comes from Russian -е́ние, from Old Church Slavonic -ньѥ, from Proto-Slavic -nьje, from Proto-Slavic -ьje — Denominal, forming collective nouns; Deverbal ,...

заражение (Russian): infection; contamination

Definitions

  1. infection; contamination

Ancestry of “заражение”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russian-е́ние-tion
2Old Church Slavonic-ньѥ—
3Proto-Slavic-nьjeDeverbal, forming action nouns
4Proto-Slavic-ьjeDenominal, forming collective nouns; Deverbal ,...
Every word from Proto-Slavic -ьje →Every word from Russian -е́ние →Every word from Proto-Slavic -nьje →