Where does “-ец” come from?

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

-ец (Macedonian): Suffix appended to verbs to create a masculine...

Definitions

  1. Suffix appended to verbs to create a masculine...

Ancestry of “-ец”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavic-ьcьForms diminutives from nouns; Forms nouns from...
2Lithuanian-ikas—
3Proto-Indo-European-iḱos-y, -ic

Words derived from “-ец”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -iḱos →Every word from Proto-Slavic -ьcь →Every word from Lithuanian -ikas →