Where does “-ный” come from?

-ный (Russian) comes from Old Church Slavonic -ьнъ, from Proto-Slavic -ьnъ — -ish, -ic, -al, -ed; From adjectives.

-ный (Russian): -ish, -ic, -al, -ed

Definitions

  1. -ish, -ic, -al, -ed

Ancestry of “-ный”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Church Slavonic-ьнъish, -ic, -al, -ed
2Proto-Slavic-ьnъ-ish, -ic, -al, -ed; From adjectives

Words derived from “-ный”

Every word from Proto-Slavic -ьnъ →Every word from Old Church Slavonic -ьнъ →