Where does “-енка” come from?

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

-енка (Ukrainian): forming feminine nouns -ness, -ing

Definitions

  1. forming feminine nouns -ness, -ing

Ancestry of “-енка”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainian-енийUsed to form passive participles from imperfective and perfective verbs
2Russian-ёныйSuffix used to form passive-participle-like...
3Old East Slavic-енъ—
4Proto-Slavic-ěnъForming adjectives meaning 'made of '; -en

Words derived from “-енка”

Every word from Proto-Slavic -ěnъ →Every word from Ukrainian -ений →Every word from Russian -ёный →