Where does “-анин” come from?

-анин (Ukrainian) comes from Proto-Slavic -janinъ, from Proto-Slavic -inъ, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.

-анин (Ukrainian): Suffix used to form nouns from other nouns, usually referring to inhabitants of a given place or occupations

Definitions

  1. Suffix used to form nouns from other nouns, usually referring to inhabitants of a given place or occupations

Ancestry of “-анин”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavic-janinъCreates male dweller terms from toponyms or place...
2Proto-Slavic-inъ-ine; Creates singulatives, mostly with...
3Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
4Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix

Words derived from “-анин”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -no- →Every word from Proto-Slavic -janinъ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos →