Where does “-и́вий” come from?
-и́вий (Ukrainian) comes from Proto-Slavic -ivъ, from Proto-Slavic -vъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *-was, from Proto-Indo-European -wós — Creates adjectives from verb stems.
-и́вий (Ukrainian): ful, -y, -ous forms adjectives with the sense of "being characterized by the noun"
Definitions
- ful, -y, -ous forms adjectives with the sense of "being characterized by the noun"