Where does “-я́ння” come from?

-я́ння (Ukrainian) comes from Ukrainian -я́ти, from Proto-Slavic ęti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic ímtei, from Proto-Indo-European h₁em- — to take; to distribute.

-я́ння (Ukrainian): Suffix used to form verbal nouns from verbs; added especially to verbs ending in: -ing, -tion, -ence, -ance, -ment, etc

Definitions

  1. Suffix used to form verbal nouns from verbs; added especially to verbs ending in: -ing, -tion, -ence, -ance, -ment, etc

Ancestry of “-я́ння”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainian-я́тиSuffix added to some perfective verbs of class 4 to produce imperfective equivalents
2Proto-Slavicętito take
3Proto-Balto-Slavicímteito take
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁em-to take; to distribute

Words derived from “-я́ння”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁em- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic ímtei →Every word from Proto-Slavic ęti →