Where does “заложник” come from?

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

заложник (Bulgarian): hostage

Definitions

  1. hostage

Ancestry of “заложник”, step by step

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