Where does “фігня” come from?

фігня (Ukrainian) comes from Ukrainian -́ня, from Ukrainian -а, from Proto-Slavic -ja, from Proto-Indo-European -yeh₂.

фігня (Ukrainian): thing

Definitions

  1. thing

Ancestry of “фігня”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainian-́няforms nouns denoting the place where an occupation or office is performed
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 →