Where does “Kuznets” come from?

Kuznets (English) comes from Russian кузне́ц, from Old East Slavic коузньць, from Old East Slavic -ьць.

Ancestry of “Kuznets”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianкузне́цblacksmith
2Old East Slavicкоузньць—
3Old East Slavic-ьць—
Every word from Old East Slavic -ьць →Every word from Old East Slavic коузньць →Every word from Russian кузне́ц →
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