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Where does “-ница” come from?

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

Ancestry of “-ница”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Macedonian-ник—
2Proto-Slavic-ьnikъFrom base concept nouns, forms agent nouns who...
3Proto-Slavic-ikъ*nožь → *nožikъ; *větrъ → *větrikъ; *listъ →...

Words derived from “-ница”

  • сеченица
  • перница
  • сокровишница
  • медарница
  • отровница
  • ноќница
  • песочница
  • грнчарница
  • лучница
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