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

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
    • Lithuanian: -ėnas
  • Latvian: -ēns
• ⇒ Proto-Slavic: *-ěninъ
• ⇒ Proto-Slavic: *-ę