Where does “Venezuelec” come from?

Venezuelec (Czech) comes from Czech -eč, from Old Czech -ec, from Proto-Slavic -ьcь, from Lithuanian -ikas, from Proto-Indo-European -iḱos — -y, -ic.

Venezuelec (Czech): Venezuelan

Definitions

  1. Venezuelan

Ancestry of “Venezuelec”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czech-ečappended to nouns to form an agent noun; used only on composite nouns expressing fields of knowledge
2Old Czech-ecforms masculine nouns
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 Czech -eč →Every word from Proto-Slavic -ьcь →