Where does “-я́к” come from?

-я́к (Russian) comes from Russian -а́к, from Old East Slavic -акъ, from Proto-Slavic -akъ — Deadjectival, forming nouns denoting a carrier of...

-я́к (Russian): er

Definitions

  1. er

Ancestry of “-я́к”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russian-а́кsuffix usually denoting a person with a given characteristic, or an inanimate noun of various meanings; often of a colloquial nature
2Old East Slavic-акъ
3Proto-Slavic-akъDeadjectival, forming nouns denoting a carrier of...

Words derived from “-я́к

Every word from Proto-Slavic -akъEvery word from Russian -а́кEvery word from Old East Slavic -акъ