Where does “нача́льный” come from?

нача́льный (Russian) comes from Russian -ный, from Old Church Slavonic -ьнъ, from Proto-Slavic -ьnъ — -ish, -ic, -al, -ed; From adjectives.

нача́льный (Russian): initial, first; opening

Definitions

  1. initial, first; opening

Ancestry of “нача́льный”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russian-ный-ish, -ic, -al, -ed
2Old Church Slavonic-ьнъish, -ic, -al, -ed
3Proto-Slavic-ьnъ-ish, -ic, -al, -ed; From adjectives

Words derived from “нача́льный”

Every word from Proto-Slavic -ьnъ →Every word from Russian -ный →Every word from Old Church Slavonic -ьнъ →