Where does “-ша” come from?

-ша (Russian) comes from Low German -sche — creates the female form of persons or animals.

-ша (Russian): генера́л + API → генера́льша; секрета́рь + API...

Definitions

  1. генера́л + API → генера́льша; секрета́рь + API...

Ancestry of “-ша”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Low German-schecreates the female form of persons or animals

Words derived from “-ша

Every word from Low German -sche