Where does “-aj” come from?
-aj (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic -ějь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic -ēˀjas.
-aj (Serbo-Croatian): Suffix appended to words to create a masculine...
Definitions
- Suffix appended to words to create a masculine...
Ancestry of “-aj”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Slavic | -ějь | Deverbal from stative verbs inflecting in *-ěti.... |
| 2 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | -ēˀjas | — |