Where does “-а” come from?

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

-а (Ukrainian): used to form feminine deverbal nouns denoting a result, process or an abstract concept

Definitions

  1. used to form feminine deverbal nouns denoting a result, process or an abstract concept

Ancestry of “-а”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavic-jaSuffix creating feminine action nouns, usually...
2Proto-Indo-European-yeh₂—

Words derived from “-а”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yeh₂ →Every word from Proto-Slavic -ja →