Where does “криеница” come from?

криеница (Bulgarian) comes from Serbo-Croatian -еница, from Serbo-Croatian -еник, from Ukrainian -ик, from Proto-Slavic -ikъ — *nožь → *nožikъ; *větrъ → *větrikъ; *listъ →...

криеница (Bulgarian): hide and seek type of game

Definitions

hide and seek type of game

Ancestry of “криеница”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Serbo-Croatian	-еница	female equivalent of -еник
2	Serbo-Croatian	-еник	Suffix appended to words to create a masculine...
3	Ukrainian	-ик	er, -or, -ant, -ic, -ist
4	Proto-Slavic	-ikъ	nožь → nožikъ; větrъ → větrikъ; *listъ →...

Every word from Proto-Slavic -ikъ →Every word from Ukrainian -ик →Every word from Serbo-Croatian -еница →