Where does “dvornik” come from?

dvornik (English) comes from Russian дворник, from Russian двор, from Old East Slavic дворъ, from Proto-Slavic dvòrъ — court, courtyard.

dvornik (English): A doorman, porter, janitor, or groundskeeper in a...

Definitions

  1. A doorman, porter, janitor, or groundskeeper in a...

Ancestry of “dvornik”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianдворникjanitor; street cleaner; дво́рник •  m inan
2Russianдворyard; courtyard; homestead
3Old East Slavicдворъcourt
4Proto-Slavicdvòrъcourt, courtyard
Every word from Proto-Slavic dvòrъ →Every word from Old East Slavic дворъ →Every word from Russian двор →