Where does “Rybak” come from?

Rybak (English) comes from Czech rybák, from Czech -ák, from Proto-Slavic sъsàti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic suś-, from Proto-Indo-European sewk-, from Proto-Indo-European sewh₁- — to press, push.

Ancestry of “Rybak”, step by step

Rybak traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Czech rybák

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechrybákfisher, fisherman
2Czech-ákgrader; from nouns forms nouns that indicate the...
3Proto-Slavicsъsàtito suck
4Proto-Balto-Slavicsuś-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeansewk-to bend, turn; to suck
6Proto-Indo-Europeansewh₁-to press, push

via Polish Rybak

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PolishRybakfisherman, fisher
2PolishRybafish
3Old Polishrybafish
4Proto-Slavicrybafish
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰǵʰu-fish

via Russian рыба́к

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianрыба́кfisherman
2Russian-а́кsuffix usually denoting a person with a given characteristic, or an inanimate noun of various meanings; often of a colloquial nature
3Old East Slavic-акъ—
4Proto-Slavic-akъDeadjectival, forming nouns denoting a carrier of...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sewh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sewk- →Every word from Czech -ák →