Where does “-ель” come from?

-ель (Russian) comes from Proto-Slavic -ělь, from Proto-Slavic -lь.

-ель (Russian): Unproductive suffix forming action nouns

Definitions

  1. Unproductive suffix forming action nouns

Ancestry of “-ель”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavic-ělьFrom verbs; From verbs or similar
2Proto-Slavic-lь—

Words derived from “-ель”

Every word from Proto-Slavic -lь →Every word from Proto-Slavic -ělь →