Where does “мъченик” come from?

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

мъченик (Bulgarian): martyr

Definitions

  1. martyr

Ancestry of “мъченик”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatian-еникSuffix appended to words to create a masculine...
2Ukrainian-икer, -or, -ant, -ic, -ist
3Proto-Slavic-ikъ*nožь → *nožikъ; *větrъ → *větrikъ; *listъ →...
Every word from Proto-Slavic -ikъ →Every word from Ukrainian -ик →Every word from Serbo-Croatian -еник →
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