Where does “подразделение” come from?

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

подразделение (Russian): subdivision, sub-unit (refers to subordinate units such as the battalions, companies or platoons of a rifle regiment, or the battalions or batteries of an artillery regiment, etc.)

Definitions

  1. subdivision, sub-unit (refers to subordinate units such as the battalions, companies or platoons of a rifle regiment, or the battalions or batteries of an artillery regiment, etc.)

Ancestry of “подразделение”, 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 →