Where does “-ни́ца” come from?
-ни́ца (Russian) comes from Russian -а, from Proto-Slavic -ja, from Proto-Indo-European -yeh₂.
Ancestry of “-ни́ца”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Russian | -а | Noun-forming suffix used to form diminutives of... |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | -ja | Suffix creating feminine action nouns, usually... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | -yeh₂ | — |
Words derived from “-ни́ца”