Where does “аварча” come from?
аварча (Kumyk) comes from Kumyk авар, from Russian аварец, from Russian -е́ц, from Proto-Slavic -ьcь, from Lithuanian -ikas, from Proto-Indo-European -iḱos — -y, -ic.
аварча (Kumyk): in Avar (using the Avar language)
Definitions
- in Avar (using the Avar language)
Ancestry of “аварча”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kumyk | авар | Avar (male member of the Avar ethnic group) |
| 2 | Russian | аварец | Avar person |
| 3 | Russian | -е́ц | er, -an, -ian (nominal suffix for agent nouns or nouns designating persons) |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | -ьcь | Forms diminutives from nouns; Forms nouns from... |
| 5 | Lithuanian | -ikas | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -iḱos | -y, -ic |