Where does “Chowaniec” come from?

Chowaniec (English) comes from Polish Chowaniec, from Polish -ec, from Old Polish -ec, from Proto-Slavic -ьcь, from Lithuanian -ikas, from Proto-Indo-European -iḱos — -y, -ic.

Ancestry of “Chowaniec”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Polish	Chowaniec	familiar
2	Polish	-ec	A masculine suffix
3	Old Polish	-ec	forms nouns
4	Proto-Slavic	-ьcь	Forms diminutives from nouns; Forms nouns from...
5	Lithuanian	-ikas	—
6	Proto-Indo-European	-iḱos	-y, -ic

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -iḱos →Every word from Polish -ec →Every word from Proto-Slavic -ьcь →