Where does “ищец” come from?

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

ищец (Bulgarian): male claimant

Definitions

  1. male claimant

Ancestry of “ищец”, 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 →