Where does “начальничий” come from?
начальничий (Russian) comes from Russian -ий, from Church Slavonic -ии, from Proto-Slavic -ьjь — From titural nouns, forming adjectives; From...
начальничий (Russian): overbearing, imperious
Ancestry of “начальничий”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Russian | -ий | forms relational and possessive adjectives from... |
| 2 | Church Slavonic | -ии | — |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | -ьjь | From titural nouns, forming adjectives; From... |