Where does “mieszkańc” come from?

mieszkańc (Kashubian) comes from Polish mieszkanie, from Polish -anie, from Proto-Slavic -nьje, from Proto-Slavic -ьje — Denominal, forming collective nouns; Deverbal ,...

mieszkańc (Kashubian): resident, inhabitant

Definitions

  1. resident, inhabitant

Ancestry of “mieszkańc”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishmieszkanieverbal noun of mieszkać; apartment, flat
2Polish-anieinflection of -anin: ## nominative plural ##...
3Proto-Slavic-nьjeDeverbal, forming action nouns
4Proto-Slavic-ьjeDenominal, forming collective nouns; Deverbal ,...
Every word from Proto-Slavic -ьjeEvery word from Polish -anieEvery word from Proto-Slavic -nьje