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Where does “-це” come from?

-це (Russian) comes from Proto-Slavic -ьce — Denominal, forms diminutives from neutral nouns;...

-це (Russian): -y, -ling

Definitions

  1. -y, -ling

Ancestry of “-це”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavic-ьceDenominal, forms diminutives from neutral nouns;...

Words derived from “-це”

  • кружевце
  • деревце
  • волоконце
  • болотце
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