Where does “-ӣ” come from?

-ӣ (Tajik) comes from Classical Persian ـِی, from Finnish yh — ugh, yuck.

-ӣ (Tajik): adjectival suffix

Definitions

  1. adjectival suffix

Ancestry of “-ӣ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianـِی—
2Finnishyhugh, yuck

Words derived from “-ӣ”

Every word from Finnish yh →Every word from Classical Persian ـِی →