Kiam la iĉisma sistemo estis verkita, kial ili elektis -iĉ- por la virgenra sufikso? Ĉu tio havas iun originon de iu nacia lingvo?
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It was formed by analogy from words like panjo and paĉjo.
- -njo -> -in-
- -ĉjo -> -iĉ-
According to Vilborg, -in- is a germanic suffix, while -ĉjo and -njo are Russian. In Russian, the male suffix consonant is ŝ and for whatever reason, was changed to ĉ in Esperanto.
answered Sep 29, 2016 at 19:54
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I guess this now begs the question "why did Zamenhof choose -ĉjo- for the masculine diminuitive" :) Commented Sep 29, 2016 at 20:00
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1La demando estas en Esperanto. Do, la respondoj ankaŭ devas esti en Esperanto. Commented Sep 30, 2016 at 6:22
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Marcus - yes, it should be. I think that's how I wrote it initially but messed it up when adding the info from Vilborg. As far as posting language, I will check the meta board for the guidelines. Thanks for the heads up. Commented Sep 30, 2016 at 11:52