Where does “-нний” come from?

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

-нний (Ukrainian): used to form past passive participles from verbs, which are frequently lexicalized into adjectives

Definitions

  1. used to form past passive participles from verbs, which are frequently lexicalized into adjectives

Ancestry of “-нний”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainian-ни́йUsed to form adjectives from nouns; -ish, -y
2Proto-Slavic-ьnъ-ish, -ic, -al, -ed; From adjectives

Words derived from “-нний”

Every word from Proto-Slavic -ьnъ →Every word from Ukrainian -ни́й →