Where does “безделник” come from?

безделник (Bulgarian) comes from Macedonian делник, from Bulgarian -ник, from Proto-Slavic -ьnikъ, from Proto-Slavic -ikъ — *nožь → *nožikъ; *větrъ → *větrikъ; *listъ →...

безделник (Bulgarian): idler, lazybones, loafer

Definitions

  1. idler, lazybones, loafer

Ancestry of “безделник”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Macedonianделникworkday, weekday
2Bulgarian-никFrom base concept nouns, forms agent nouns who execute, embark on or embody the referred concept
3Proto-Slavic-ьnikъFrom base concept nouns, forms agent nouns who...
4Proto-Slavic-ikъ*nožь → *nožikъ; *větrъ → *větrikъ; *listъ →...
Every word from Proto-Slavic -ikъ →Every word from Bulgarian -ник →Every word from Proto-Slavic -ьnikъ →