Where does “zpovědník” come from?

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

zpovědník (Czech): confessor priest who hears confession and then gives absolution

Definitions

  1. confessor priest who hears confession and then gives absolution

Ancestry of “zpovědník”, 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 -ikъ →Every word from Czech -ník →Every word from Proto-Slavic -ьnikъ →