Where does “-ы́ня” come from?

-ы́ня (Russian) comes from Proto-Slavic -yni, from Proto-Slavic -ni — one.

-ы́ня (Russian): forms feminine equivalents of masculine animate nouns

Definitions

  1. forms feminine equivalents of masculine animate nouns

Ancestry of “-ы́ня”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavic-yniDenominal, forming feminine noun forms....
2Proto-Slavic-nione

Words derived from “-ы́ня”

Every word from Proto-Slavic -ni →Every word from Proto-Slavic -yni →