Where does “svajačenc” come from?
svajačenc (Ludian) comes from Russian свояченица, from Serbo-Croatian -еница, from Serbo-Croatian -еник, from Ukrainian -ик, from Proto-Slavic -ikъ — *nožь → *nožikъ; *větrъ → *větrikъ; *listъ →...
svajačenc (Ludian): sister-in-law
Definitions
- sister-in-law
Ancestry of “svajačenc”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | свояченица | sister-in-law |
| 2 | Serbo-Croatian | -еница | female equivalent of -еник |
| 3 | Serbo-Croatian | -еник | Suffix appended to words to create a masculine... |
| 4 | Ukrainian | -ик | er, -or, -ant, -ic, -ist |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | -ikъ | *nožь → *nožikъ; *větrъ → *větrikъ; *listъ →... |