Where does “chobotnice” come from?

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

chobotnice (Czech): octopus

Definitions

  1. octopus

Ancestry of “chobotnice”, step by step

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

Words derived from “chobotnice”

Every word from Proto-Slavic -ikъ →Every word from Czech -ník →Every word from Czech -nice →
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