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. 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 (“villager”)

Synonyms

• *-janinъ

Derived terms

Proto-Slavic terms suffixed with *-ěninъ

Descendants

• East Slavic:
  • Old East Slavic: -ѣнинъ (-jěninŭ)
    • 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)

    • Bulgarian: -янин (-janin)
    • Macedonian: -ен (-en)
  • Serbo-Croatian:

    Cyrillic script: -ен, (dialectal) -ӣн, -јен

    Latin script: -en, (dialectal) -in, -jen

  • Slovene: -an (tonal orthography)
• West Slavic:
  • Old Czech: -ěnín, -an
    • Czech: -an
  • Old Polish: -anin
    • Polish: -anin
    • Silesian: -anin
  • Slovak: -an
  • Pomeranian:
    • Kashubian: -ón
    • Slovincian: -ón
  • Sorbian:
    • Lower Sorbian: -an
    • Upper Sorbian: -an