Where does “deštník” come from?
deštník (Czech) comes from Czech -ník, from Old Czech -ník, from Proto-Slavic -ьnikъ, from Proto-Slavic -ikъ — *nožь → *nožikъ; *větrъ → *větrikъ; *listъ →...
deštník (Czech): umbrella
Ancestry of “deštník”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Czech | -ník | Nominal suffix |
| 2 | Old Czech | -ník | — |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | -ьnikъ | From base concept nouns, forms agent nouns who... |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | -ikъ | *nožь → *nožikъ; *větrъ → *větrikъ; *listъ →... |