Where does “багря́нь” come from?

багря́нь (Ukrainian) comes from Ukrainian -я́нь, from Ukrainian -я́, from Proto-Slavic -ja, from Proto-Indo-European -yeh₂.

багря́нь (Ukrainian): deep purple (colour)

Definitions

  1. deep purple (colour)

Ancestry of “багря́нь”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainian-я́ньUnproductive suffix forming feminine nouns
2Ukrainian-я́Noun-forming diminutive suffix used after a soft (palatalized) consonant
3Proto-Slavic-jaSuffix creating feminine action nouns, usually...
4Proto-Indo-European-yeh₂—

Words derived from “багря́нь”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yeh₂ →Every word from Proto-Slavic -ja →Every word from Ukrainian -я́ →