Where does “чортівня” come from?
чортівня (Ukrainian) comes from Russian -ня́, from Proto-Slavic *-ьňa, from Proto-Slavic -ja, from Proto-Indo-European -yeh₂.
чортівня (Ukrainian): devils, devilkind, demonkind
Definitions
- devils, devilkind, demonkind
Ancestry of “чортівня”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Russian | -ня́ | forms nouns denoting the place where an occupation or office is performed |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | *-ьňa | — |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | -ja | Suffix creating feminine action nouns, usually... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -yeh₂ | — |