Where does “-ня” come from?
-ня (Russian) comes from Proto-Slavic *-ьňa, from Proto-Slavic -ja, from Proto-Indo-European -yeh₂.
Ancestry of “-ня”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Slavic | *-ьňa | — |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | -ja | Suffix creating feminine action nouns, usually... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | -yeh₂ | — |