Where does “трговец” come from?

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

трговец (Macedonian): tradesman, merchant

Definitions

  1. tradesman, merchant

Ancestry of “трговец”, 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 →
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