Where does “-ьович” come from?

-ьович (Ukrainian) comes from Ukrainian -ич, from Old East Slavic -ичь, from Proto-Slavic -iťь — Denominal, forming masculine attributables from...

-ьович (Ukrainian): A masculine patronymic suffix added to a given name ending in a soft (palatalized) consonant: son of

Definitions

  1. A masculine patronymic suffix added to a given name ending in a soft (palatalized) consonant: son of

Ancestry of “-ьович”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainian-ичForms nomina agentis from verbs or adjectives
2Old East Slavic-ичь—
3Proto-Slavic-iťьDenominal, forming masculine attributables from...
Every word from Proto-Slavic -iťь →Every word from Ukrainian -ич →Every word from Old East Slavic -ичь →