Where does “запасняк” come from?

запасняк (Bulgarian) comes from Russian -ня́к, from Ukrainian -ни́й, from Proto-Slavic -ьnъ — -ish, -ic, -al, -ed; From adjectives.

запасняк (Bulgarian): reservist military man from the reserve

Definitions

  1. reservist military man from the reserve

Ancestry of “запасняк”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russian-ня́к—
2Ukrainian-ни́йUsed to form adjectives from nouns; -ish, -y
3Proto-Slavic-ьnъ-ish, -ic, -al, -ed; From adjectives
Every word from Proto-Slavic -ьnъ →Every word from Ukrainian -ни́й →Every word from Russian -ня́к →
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