Where does “-ли́ще” come from?

-ли́ще (Russian) comes from Proto-Slavic *-lišče.

-ли́ще (Russian): Suffix used to form neuter nouns from verbs, usually denoting a place and sometimes having an archaic or literary feel

Definitions

  1. Suffix used to form neuter nouns from verbs, usually denoting a place and sometimes having an archaic or literary feel

Ancestry of “-ли́ще”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavic*-lišče—

Words derived from “-ли́ще”

Every word from Proto-Slavic *-lišče →