Where does “číšník” come from?

číšník (Czech) comes from Czech -ník, from Old Czech -ník, from Proto-Slavic -ьnikъ, from Proto-Slavic -ikъ — *nožь → *nožikъ; *větrъ → *větrikъ; *listъ →...

číšník (Czech): waiter male attendant who serves customers in a restaurant, cafe or similar

Definitions

  1. waiter male attendant who serves customers in a restaurant, cafe or similar

Ancestry of “číšník”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czech-níkNominal suffix
2Old Czech-níknominal suffix
3Proto-Slavic-ьnikъFrom base concept nouns, forms agent nouns who...
4Proto-Slavic-ikъ*nožь → *nožikъ; *větrъ → *větrikъ; *listъ →...
Every word from Proto-Slavic -ikъ →Every word from Czech -ník →Every word from Proto-Slavic -ьnikъ →
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