-ĉjo

Esperanto

Etymology

From Russian -ша (-ša), an ending of Russian diminutives of personal names (male and female: Паша (Paša), Саша (Saša), Миша (Miša) etc; by analogy with -njo.

Suffix

-ĉjo

1. Forms affectionate derivatives of masculine names.

   Johano (“John”) → Joĉjo (“Johnny”)

   Miĥaelo (“Michael”) → Miĉjo (“Mike”)

   patro (“father”) → paĉjo (“daddy”)

   Petro (“Peter”) → Peĉjo (“Pete, Petey”)

Coordinate terms

• -njo