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Where does “ilmarosvo” come from?

ilmarosvo (Finnish) comes from Finnish rosvo, from Russian разбо́йник, from Russian -ни́к, from Proto-Slavic -ьnikъ, from Proto-Slavic -ikъ — *nožь → *nožikъ; *větrъ → *větrikъ; *listъ →...

ilmarosvo (Finnish): air pirate

Definitions

  1. air pirate

Ancestry of “ilmarosvo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishrosvorobber, bandit, brigand
2Russianразбо́йник—
3Russian-ни́к—
4Proto-Slavic-ьnikъFrom base concept nouns, forms agent nouns who...
5Proto-Slavic-ikъ*nožь → *nožikъ; *větrъ → *větrikъ; *listъ →...
Every word from Proto-Slavic -ikъ →