Where does “брита́нец” come from?

брита́нец (Bulgarian) comes from Bulgarian -ец, from Old Church Slavonic -ьць, from Proto-Slavic -ьcь, from Lithuanian -ikas, from Proto-Indo-European -iḱos — -y, -ic.

Ancestry of “брита́нец”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bulgarian-ецForms diminutives of masculine nouns
2Old Church Slavonic-ьцьdiminutive, small
3Proto-Slavic-ьcьForms diminutives from nouns; Forms nouns from...
4Lithuanian-ikas—
5Proto-Indo-European-iḱos-y, -ic

Words derived from “брита́нец”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -iḱos →Every word from Proto-Slavic -ьcь →Every word from Bulgarian -ец →