Where does “-ля” come from?

-ля (Ukrainian) comes from Ukrainian -я́, from Proto-Slavic -ja, from Proto-Indo-European -yeh₂.

-ля (Ukrainian): forms nouns denoting the place where an occupation or office is performed

Definitions

  1. forms nouns denoting the place where an occupation or office is performed

Ancestry of “-ля”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainian-я́Noun-forming diminutive suffix used after a soft (palatalized) consonant
2Proto-Slavic-jaSuffix creating feminine action nouns, usually...
3Proto-Indo-European-yeh₂—

Words derived from “-ля”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yeh₂ →Every word from Proto-Slavic -ja →Every word from Ukrainian -я́ →