Where does “крадец” come from?
крадец (Macedonian) comes from Bulgarian -ец, from Old Church Slavonic -ьць, from Proto-Slavic -ьcь, from Lithuanian -ikas, from Proto-Indo-European -iḱos — -y, -ic.
крадец (Macedonian): thief
Ancestry of “крадец”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Bulgarian | -ец | — |
| 2 | Old Church Slavonic | -ьць | — |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | -ьcь | Forms diminutives from nouns; Forms nouns from... |
| 4 | Lithuanian | -ikas | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -iḱos | -y, -ic |
Words derived from “крадец”