Where does “-ый” come from?

-ый (Russian) comes from Church Slavonic -ыи, from Proto-Slavic jь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic iś, from Old Polish ić, from Proto-Slavic jьti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic eitei, from Proto-Indo-European h₁éyti, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ey- — to go.

-ый (Russian): Masculine nominative singular adjective ending;...

Definitions

  1. Masculine nominative singular adjective ending;...

Ancestry of “-ый”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Church Slavonic-ыи—
2Proto-Slavicjьthis; he
3Proto-Balto-Slaviciśthis
4Old Polishićto go
5Proto-Slavicjьtito go
6Proto-Balto-Slaviceiteito go
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁éytito go, to be going
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ey-to go

Words derived from “-ый”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁éyti →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic eitei →