Where does “портня́га” come from?

портня́га (Russian) comes from Russian -я́га, from Russian -ха, from Proto-Slavic -xъ.

портня́га (Russian): tailor

Definitions

  1. tailor

Ancestry of “портня́га”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russian-я́гаSuffix forming nouns denoting a possessor of a certain quality, often intensifying, and usually colloquial or informal
2Russian-хаpejorative suffix
3Proto-Slavic-xъ—

Words derived from “портня́га”

Every word from Proto-Slavic -xъ →Every word from Russian -я́га →Every word from Russian -ха →