Where does “-ний” come from?

-ний (Ukrainian) comes from Proto-Slavic -ьnъ — -ish, -ic, -al, -ed; From adjectives.

Ancestry of “-ний”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Proto-Slavic	-ьnъ	-ish, -ic, -al, -ed; From adjectives

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