Where does “Moravec” come from?

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

Ancestry of “Moravec”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1CzechMoravec
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 -iḱosEvery word from Czech -ečEvery word from Proto-Slavic -ьcь
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