Where does “chlapec” come from?

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

chlapec (Czech): boy

Definitions

  1. boy

Ancestry of “chlapec”, 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

Words derived from “chlapec”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -iḱos →Every word from Czech -eč →Every word from Proto-Slavic -ьcь →