Where does “-ин” come from?

-ин (Ukrainian) comes from Old East Slavic -инъ, from Proto-Slavic -inъ, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.

-ин (Ukrainian): added to feminine nouns to form possessive adjectives, akin to English -'s

Definitions

  1. added to feminine nouns to form possessive adjectives, akin to English -'s

Ancestry of “-ин”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavic-инъ—
2Proto-Slavic-inъ-ine; Creates singulatives, mostly with...
3Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
4Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix

Words derived from “-ин”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -no- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos →Every word from Proto-Slavic -inъ →