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Where does “-nik” come from?

-nik (English) comes from Russian -ни́к, from Proto-Slavic -ьnikъ, from Proto-Slavic -ikъ — *nožь → *nožikъ; *větrъ → *větrikъ; *listъ →...

-nik (English): Creates a nickname for a person who exemplifies,...

Definitions

  1. Creates a nickname for a person who exemplifies,...

Ancestry of “-nik”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russian-ни́к—
2Proto-Slavic-ьnikъFrom base concept nouns, forms agent nouns who...
3Proto-Slavic-ikъ*nožь → *nožikъ; *větrъ → *větrikъ; *listъ →...

Words derived from “-nik”

  • refusenik
  • peacenik
  • neatnik
  • folknik
  • Chabadnik
  • sicknik
  • Palmachnik
  • alrightnik
  • peaknik
  • noisenik
  • jazznik
  • draftnik
  • spacenik
  • Duchovnik
  • appeasenik
  • computernik
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