Where does “драпежнік” come from?
драпежнік (Belarusian) comes from Polish drapieżnik, from Polish drapież, from Old Polish drapież, from Old Polish -eż, from Proto-Slavic -ežь — Deverbal, forming action nouns; Deadjectival ,...
драпежнік (Belarusian): predator
Definitions
- predator
Ancestry of “драпежнік”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | drapieżnik | predator |
| 2 | Polish | drapież | pillage, plunder, robbery |
| 3 | Old Polish | drapież | spoils, loot |
| 4 | Old Polish | -eż | forms feminine nouns |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | -ežь | Deverbal, forming action nouns; Deadjectival ,... |