Where does “житняк” come from?

житняк (Ukrainian) comes from Russian -ня́к, from Ukrainian -ни́й, from Proto-Slavic -ьnъ — -ish, -ic, -al, -ed; From adjectives.

житняк (Ukrainian): rye bread

Definitions

  1. rye bread

Ancestry of “житняк”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russian-ня́к—
2Ukrainian-ни́йUsed to form adjectives from nouns; -ish, -y
3Proto-Slavic-ьnъ-ish, -ic, -al, -ed; From adjectives
Every word from Proto-Slavic -ьnъ →Every word from Ukrainian -ни́й →Every word from Russian -ня́к →