Where does “-ений” come from?

-ений (Ukrainian) comes from Russian -ёный, from Old East Slavic -енъ, from Proto-Slavic -ěnъ — Forming adjectives meaning 'made of '; -en.

-ений (Ukrainian): Used to form passive participles from imperfective and perfective verbs

Definitions

  1. Used to form passive participles from imperfective and perfective verbs

Ancestry of “-ений”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russian-ёныйSuffix used to form passive-participle-like...
2Old East Slavic-енъ
3Proto-Slavic-ěnъForming adjectives meaning 'made of '; -en

Words derived from “-ений

Every word from Proto-Slavic -ěnъEvery word from Russian -ёныйEvery word from Old East Slavic -енъ