Where does “-ель” come from?
-ель (Ukrainian) comes from Ukrainian -ль, from Ukrainian -ь, from Proto-Slavic -ь, from Proto-Indo-European -is — Forms nouns from verbs.
-ель (Ukrainian): Unproductive suffix forming action nouns
Definitions
- Unproductive suffix forming action nouns
Ancestry of “-ель”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ukrainian | -ль | Unproductive deverbal suffix used to form nouns denoting a product or a result |
| 2 | Ukrainian | -ь | — |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | -ь | Forms nouns; From adjectives; From participles |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -is | Forms nouns from verbs |
Words derived from “-ель”