Where does “-енько” come from?

-енько (Ukrainian) comes from Russian -ень, from Proto-Slavic *-ьnь.

-енько (Ukrainian): suffix used to form (often colloquial)

Definitions

  1. suffix used to form (often colloquial)

Ancestry of “-енько”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russian-ень—
2Proto-Slavic*-ьnь—

Words derived from “-енько”

Every word from Proto-Slavic *-ьnь →Every word from Russian -ень →