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Where does “-ник” come from?

-ник (Macedonian) comes from Proto-Slavic -ьnikъ, from Proto-Slavic -ikъ — *nožь → *nožikъ; *větrъ → *větrikъ; *listъ →...

Ancestry of “-ник”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavic-ьnikъFrom base concept nouns, forms agent nouns who...
2Proto-Slavic-ikъ*nožь → *nožikъ; *větrъ → *větrikъ; *listъ →...

Words derived from “-ник”

  • крвник
  • умник
  • речник
  • споменик
  • рудник
  • говорник
  • уредник
  • гаќник
  • државник
  • катник
  • зелник
  • малоумник
  • тревник
  • семеник
  • јасник
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