Where does “-ня́” come from?

-ня́ (Russian) comes from Proto-Slavic *-ьňa, from Proto-Slavic -ja, from Proto-Indo-European -yeh₂.

-ня́ (Russian): forms nouns denoting the place where an occupation or office is performed

Definitions

  1. forms nouns denoting the place where an occupation or office is performed

Ancestry of “-ня́”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavic*-ьňa—
2Proto-Slavic-jaSuffix creating feminine action nouns, usually...
3Proto-Indo-European-yeh₂—

Words derived from “-ня́”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yeh₂ →Every word from Proto-Slavic -ja →Every word from Proto-Slavic *-ьňa →