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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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainian-ни́й—
2Proto-Slavic-ьnъ-ish, -ic, -al, -ed; From adjectives

Words derived from “-няк”

  • известняк
  • березняк
Every word from Proto-Slavic -ьnъ →