Where does “горбань” come from?

горбань (Ukrainian) comes from Ukrainian -а́нь, from Ukrainian -а, from Proto-Slavic -ja, from Proto-Indo-European -yeh₂.

горбань (Ukrainian): humpback humpbacked person

Definitions

  1. humpback humpbacked person

Ancestry of “горбань”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainian-а́ньUnproductive suffix forming agent nouns
2Ukrainian-аused to form feminine deverbal nouns denoting a result, process or an abstract concept
3Proto-Slavic-jaSuffix creating feminine action nouns, usually...
4Proto-Indo-European-yeh₂—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yeh₂ →Every word from Proto-Slavic -ja →Every word from Ukrainian -а →