Where does “-́ня” come from?
-́ня (Ukrainian) comes from Ukrainian -а, from Proto-Slavic -ja, from Proto-Indo-European -yeh₂.
Ancestry of “-́ня”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ukrainian | -а | — |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | -ja | Suffix creating feminine action nouns, usually... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | -yeh₂ | — |