Reconstruction:Proto-Balto-Slavic/-ēnas

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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

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Particularly: “from *-ḗn?”

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