Where does “Lesnik” come from?

Lesnik (English) comes from Czech lesník, from Czech -ník, from Old Czech -ník, from Proto-Slavic -ьnikъ, from Proto-Slavic -ikъ — *nožь → *nožikъ; *větrъ → *větrikъ; *listъ →...

Ancestry of “Lesnik”, step by step

Lesnik traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Czech lesník

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechlesníkforester
2Czech-níkNominal suffix
3Old Czech-níknominal suffix
4Proto-Slavic-ьnikъFrom base concept nouns, forms agent nouns who...
5Proto-Slavic-ikъ*nožь → *nožikъ; *větrъ → *větrikъ; *listъ →...

via Polish leśnik

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishleśnikforestkeeper, forester
2Polishlasforest
3Old Polishlasforest, woods
4Proto-Slavic*lě̑sъforest, woods
Every word from Proto-Slavic -ikъ