Where does “-я́” come from?

-я́ (Ukrainian) comes from Russian -ие, from Proto-Slavic -ьje — Denominal, forming collective nouns; Deverbal ,...

-я́ (Ukrainian): Noun-forming diminutive suffix used after a soft (palatalized) consonant

Definitions

  1. Noun-forming diminutive suffix used after a soft (palatalized) consonant

Ancestry of “-я́”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russian-иеAbstract noun suffix; forms part of larger...
2Proto-Slavic-ьjeDenominal, forming collective nouns; Deverbal ,...

Words derived from “-я́”

Every word from Proto-Slavic -ьje →Every word from Russian -ие →