Where does “loupežnice” come from?

loupežnice (Czech) comes from Czech loupež, from Serbo-Croatian lúpež, from Proto-Slavic lupežь — robbery.

loupežnice (Czech): highwaywoman, female robber

Definitions

  1. highwaywoman, female robber

Ancestry of “loupežnice”, step by step

loupežnice traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Czech loupež

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechloupežrobbery
2Serbo-Croatianlúpežthief
3Proto-Slaviclupežьrobbery

via Czech nice

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechnicedative/locative singular of nika
Every word from Proto-Slavic lupežь →Every word from Serbo-Croatian lúpež →Every word from Czech loupež →