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Where does “-евич” come from?

-евич (Russian) comes from Ukrainian -ич, from Old East Slavic -ичь, from Proto-Slavic -iťь — Denominal, forming masculine attributables from...

-евич (Russian): A masculine patronymic suffix added to a given...

Definitions

  1. A masculine patronymic suffix added to a given...

Ancestry of “-евич”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainian-ич—
2Old East Slavic-ичь—
3Proto-Slavic-iťьDenominal, forming masculine attributables from...

Words derived from “-евич”

  • царевич
  • цесаревич
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