Where does “мамец” come from?

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

мамец (Macedonian): bait

Definitions

  1. bait

Ancestry of “мамец”, 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 →