Where does “гӧнец” come from?

гӧнец (Komi-Zyrian) comes from Russian гонец, from Russian -е́ц, from Proto-Slavic -ьcь, from Lithuanian -ikas, from Proto-Indo-European -iḱos — -y, -ic.

гӧнец (Komi-Zyrian): courier, messenger

Definitions

  1. courier, messenger

Ancestry of “гӧнец”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianгонецcourier, messenger; herald
2Russian-е́цer, -an, -ian (nominal suffix for agent nouns or nouns designating persons)
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 Russian -е́ц →Every word from Proto-Slavic -ьcь →