Where does “правьдьникъ” come from?

правьдьникъ (Old Church Slavonic) comes from Old Church Slavonic правьда, from Proto-Slavic pravьda, from Proto-Slavic pravъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic prōˀwas, from Proto-Indo-European preh₃-wo-s, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

правьдьникъ (Old Church Slavonic): righteous, just person

Definitions

  1. righteous, just person

Ancestry of “правьдьникъ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Church Slavonicправьдаjustice
2Proto-Slavicpravьdatruth; justice
3Proto-Slavicpravъright, straight; correct
4Proto-Balto-Slavicprōˀwas—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpreh₃-wo-s—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European preh₃-wo-s →