Where does “јасник” come from?
јасник (Macedonian) comes from Macedonian јасен, from Proto-Slavic ěsnъ, from Proto-Slavic ěsknъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic áiˀšknas.
јасник (Macedonian): cold clear night
Ancestry of “јасник”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Macedonian | јасен | clear, straightforward, comprehensible; ash |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | ěsnъ | clear, bright; clear, serene; clear, lucid,... |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | ěsknъ | — |
| 4 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | áiˀšknas | — |