Where does “Bartnik” come from?

Bartnik (English) comes from Polish bartnik, from Old Polish bartnik, from Old Polish -nik, from Proto-Slavic -nikъ — From the deverbial noun stem of imperfect verbs,...

Ancestry of “Bartnik”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishbartniktree hollow beekeeper
2Old Polishbartnikbeekeeper, apiarist of a beehive tree hollow
3Old Polish-nikforms masculine nouns referring to a performer of some action, sometimes a device
4Proto-Slavic-nikъFrom the deverbial noun stem of imperfect verbs,...
Every word from Proto-Slavic -nikъ →Every word from Old Polish -nik →Every word from Old Polish bartnik →