Reconstruction:Proto-Balto-Slavic/-ēnas

This Proto-Balto-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-Balto-Slavic

Etymology

    Suffix

    *-ēnas m

    1. Forms nouns meaning “son of”
    2. Forms diminutives
    3. Forms names of the inhabitants of the surrounding areas, from geographical/territorial nouns

    Derived terms

    Category Proto-Balto-Slavic terms suffixed with *-ēnas not found

    Descendants

    • East Baltic:
      • Old Lithuanian: -ėnas
      • Latvian: -ēns
    • ⇒ Proto-Slavic: *-ěninъ
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