-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
- Forms affectionate derivatives of masculine names.
- Johano (“John”) + -ĉjo → Joĉjo (“Johnny”)
- Miĥaelo (“Michael”) + -ĉjo → Miĉjo (“Mike”)
- patro (“father”) + -ĉjo → paĉjo (“daddy”)
- Petro (“Peter”) + -ĉjo → Peĉjo (“Pete, Petey”)
Coordinate terms
- -njo (“feminine affectionate names”)
- -jo (“gender-neutral affectionate names”)