Where does “-льня” come from?
-льня (Russian) comes from Ukrainian -́ня, from Ukrainian -а, from Proto-Slavic -ja, from Proto-Indo-European -yeh₂.
-льня (Russian): Used to form nouns referring to places from verbs
Definitions
- Used to form nouns referring to places from verbs
Ancestry of “-льня”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ukrainian | -́ня | forms nouns denoting the place where an occupation or office is performed |
| 2 | Ukrainian | -а | used to form feminine deverbal nouns denoting a result, process or an abstract concept |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | -ja | Suffix creating feminine action nouns, usually... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -yeh₂ | — |
Words derived from “-льня”