Where does “střelec” come from?
střelec (Czech) comes from Slovak strelec, from Slovak -ec, from Proto-Slavic -ьcь, from Lithuanian -ikas, from Proto-Indo-European -iḱos — -y, -ic.
střelec (Czech): shooter; gunner; bishop
Ancestry of “střelec”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Slovak | strelec | shooter; bishop |
| 2 | Slovak | -ec | Appended to nouns to form an agent noun; used... |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | -ьcь | Forms diminutives from nouns; Forms nouns from... |
| 4 | Lithuanian | -ikas | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -iḱos | -y, -ic |
Words derived from “střelec”