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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/-ěninъ

This Proto-Slavic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Slavic

Etymology

From Proto-Balto-Slavic *ēnas +‎ *-inъ. Compare Lithuanian -ėnas, possibly Latvian -ēns

Suffix

*-ěninъ m[1]

  1. Forms names of the inhabitants of the surrounding areas, from geographical/territorial nouns
    ‎*Slovǫta (“Dnieper”) + ‎*-ěninъ → ‎*slověninъ (“Slav”)
    ‎*gorà (“mountain”) + ‎*-ěninъ → ‎*gorěninъ (“mountain dweller”)
  2. Forms names of the inhabitants of the place names
    ‎*gȏrdъ (“fortification; town, city”) + ‎*-ěninъ → ‎*gorděninъ (“townsman”)
    ‎*selò (“village, settlement”) + ‎*-ěninъ → ‎*selěninъ (“village, settlement dweller”)

Synonyms

Derived terms
Proto-Slavic terms suffixed with *-ěninъ

Descendants
  • East Slavic:
    • Old East Slavic: -ѣнинъ (-ěninŭ)
      • Old Ruthenian: -ꙗнинъ (-janin), -ѣнинъ (-ěnin)
        • Belarusian: -янін (-janin)
        • Carpathian Rusyn: -янин (-janyn)
        • Ukrainian: -янин (-janyn)
      • Russian: -янин (-janin)
  • South Slavic:
    • Old Church Slavonic:
      Old Cyrillic script: -ѣнинъ (-ěninŭ)
      Glagolitic script: -ⱑⱀⰻⱀⱏ (-ěninŭ)
    • Serbo-Croatian:
      Cyrillic script: -ен, (dialectal) -ӣн, -јен
      Latin script: -en, (dialectal) -in, -jen
    • Slovene: -an (tonal orthography)
  • West Slavic:

References
  1. Sławski, Franciszek, editor (1974), “Suf. -ěn-inъ, jan-inъ”, in Słownik prasłowiański [Proto-Slavic Dictionary] (in Polish), volumes 1 (a – bьzděti), Wrocław: Ossolineum, page 119
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