Where does “bohyňa” come from?

bohyňa (Slovak) comes from Proto-Slavic bogyni, from Proto-Slavic -yni, from Proto-Slavic -ni — one.

bohyňa (Slovak): goddess

Definitions

  1. goddess

Ancestry of “bohyňa”, step by step

bohyňa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Slavic bogyni

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicbogynigoddess
2Proto-Slavic-yniDenominal, forming feminine noun forms....
3Proto-Slavic-nione

via Slovak boh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Slovakbohgod
2Proto-Slavicbȍgъshare, cut, wealth, luck
Every word from Proto-Slavic -ni →Every word from Proto-Slavic -yni →Every word from Proto-Slavic bogyni →