Where does “-ич” come from?
-ич (Russian) comes from Old East Slavic -ичь, from Proto-Slavic -iťь — Denominal, forming masculine attributables from...
-ич (Russian): A masculine patronymic suffix added to a given...
Definitions
- A masculine patronymic suffix added to a given...
Ancestry of “-ич”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old East Slavic | -ичь | — |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | -iťь | Denominal, forming masculine attributables from... |