Where does “-я́вий” come from?

-я́вий (Ukrainian) comes from Proto-Slavic -vъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *-was, from Proto-Indo-European -wós — Creates adjectives from verb stems.

-я́вий (Ukrainian): Suffix used to form adjectives from nouns or other adjectives, usually describing characteristics; approximately equivalent to -y

Definitions

  1. Suffix used to form adjectives from nouns or other adjectives, usually describing characteristics; approximately equivalent to -y

Ancestry of “-я́вий”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavic-vъFrom thematic declension of u-stem...
2Proto-Balto-Slavic*-was—
3Proto-Indo-European-wósCreates adjectives from verb stems

Words derived from “-я́вий”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -wós →Every word from Proto-Slavic -vъ →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *-was →