Where does “-ага” come from?

-ага (Ukrainian) comes from Russian -я́га, from Russian -ха, from Proto-Slavic -xъ.

-ага (Ukrainian): forms feminine nouns of both animacies

Definitions

  1. forms feminine nouns of both animacies

Ancestry of “-ага”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russian-я́гаSuffix forming nouns denoting a possessor of a certain quality, often intensifying, and usually colloquial or informal
2Russian-хаpejorative suffix
3Proto-Slavic-xъ—
Every word from Proto-Slavic -xъ →Every word from Russian -я́га →Every word from Russian -ха →
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