Where does “klapec” come from?

klapec (Hungarian) comes from Slovak chlapec, from Slovak -ec, from Proto-Slavic -ьcь, from Lithuanian -ikas, from Proto-Indo-European -iḱos — -y, -ic.

klapec (Hungarian): child, kid

Definitions

  1. child, kid

Ancestry of “klapec”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Slovakchlapecboy
2Slovak-ecAppended to nouns to form an agent noun; used...
3Proto-Slavic-ьcьForms diminutives from nouns; Forms nouns from...
4Lithuanian-ikas—
5Proto-Indo-European-iḱos-y, -ic
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -iḱos →Every word from Proto-Slavic -ьcь →Every word from Slovak -ec →