Where does “-ення” come from?
-ення (Ukrainian) comes from Ukrainian -и́ти, from Proto-Slavic -iti, from Proto-Indo-European -éyeti, from Proto-Indo-European -yeti — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.
-ення (Ukrainian): Suffix used to form verbal nouns from verbs; added especially to verbs ending in: -ing, -tion, -ence, -ance, -ment, etc
Definitions
- Suffix used to form verbal nouns from verbs; added especially to verbs ending in: -ing, -tion, -ence, -ance, -ment, etc
Ancestry of “-ення”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ukrainian | -и́ти | A suffix used to form verbs from nouns and adjectives |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | -iti | Deverbal, iterative; Deverbal, causative;... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | -éyeti | Forms causative imperfective verbs from roots;... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -yeti | Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots |