Where does “великотърновец” come from?

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

великотърновец (Bulgarian): male person from Veliko Tărnovo

Definitions

  1. male person from Veliko Tărnovo

Ancestry of “великотърновец”, 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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -iḱos →Every word from Proto-Slavic -ьcь →Every word from Bulgarian -ец →
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