Where does “-няк” come from?
-няк (Russian) comes from Ukrainian -ни́й, from Proto-Slavic -ьnъ — -ish, -ic, -al, -ed; From adjectives.
Ancestry of “-няк”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ukrainian | -ни́й | — |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | -ьnъ | -ish, -ic, -al, -ed; From adjectives |
Words derived from “-няк”