Where does “železničář” come from?

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

železničář (Czech): railman, railwayman

Definitions

  1. railman, railwayman

Ancestry of “železničář”, step by step

železničář traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Czech železnice

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechželeznicerailroad, railway, rail transport
2Czech-niceNominal suffix
3Czech-níkNominal suffix
4Old Czech-níknominal suffix
5Proto-Slavic-ьnikъFrom base concept nouns, forms agent nouns who...
6Proto-Slavic-ikъ*nožь → *nožikъ; *větrъ → *větrikъ; *listъ →...

via Czech ar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czecharare
2Frencharean are
3Latināreaa piece of level ground, a vacant place (esp. in the town)
4Proto-Italicāzeā—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eHs-e-yeh₂—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eHs-to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth
Every word from Proto-Slavic -ikъ →Every word from Czech -ník →Every word from Czech -nice →