Where does “panovník” come from?

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

panovník (Czech): monarch the ruler of an absolute monarchy or the head of state of a constitutional monarchy

Definitions

  1. monarch the ruler of an absolute monarchy or the head of state of a constitutional monarchy

Ancestry of “panovník”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czech-níkNominal suffix
2Old Czech-níknominal suffix
3Proto-Slavic-ьnikъFrom base concept nouns, forms agent nouns who...
4Proto-Slavic-ikъ*nožь → *nožikъ; *větrъ → *větrikъ; *listъ →...
Every word from Proto-Slavic -ikъEvery word from Czech -níkEvery word from Proto-Slavic -ьnikъ