Where does “маалец” come from?

маалец (Macedonian) comes from Macedonian -ец, from Proto-Slavic -ьcь, from Lithuanian -ikas, from Proto-Indo-European -iḱos — -y, -ic.

маалец (Macedonian): neighbour (person from the same neighborhood or block)

Definitions

  1. neighbour (person from the same neighborhood or block)

Ancestry of “маалец”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Macedonian-ецSuffix appended to verbs to create a masculine...
2Proto-Slavic-ьcьForms diminutives from nouns; Forms nouns from...
3Lithuanian-ikas—
4Proto-Indo-European-iḱos-y, -ic
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -iḱos →Every word from Proto-Slavic -ьcь →Every word from Macedonian -ец →