Where does “Hovanec” come from?

Hovanec (English) comes from Czech chovanec, from Czech -eč, from Old Czech -ec, from Proto-Slavic -ьcь, from Lithuanian -ikas, from Proto-Indo-European -iḱos — -y, -ic.

Ancestry of “Hovanec”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechchovanecward
2Czech-ečappended to nouns to form an agent noun; used only on composite nouns expressing fields of knowledge
3Old Czech-ecforms masculine nouns
4Proto-Slavic-ьcьForms diminutives from nouns; Forms nouns from...
5Lithuanian-ikas—
6Proto-Indo-European-iḱos-y, -ic
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -iḱos →Every word from Czech -eč →Every word from Proto-Slavic -ьcь →