Where does “скѫдьльникъ” come from?

скѫдьльникъ (Old Church Slavonic) comes from Old Church Slavonic скѫдъ, from Proto-Slavic *skǫdьnъ — scant.

скѫдьльникъ (Old Church Slavonic): potter

Definitions

  1. potter

Ancestry of “скѫдьльникъ”, step by step

скѫдьльникъ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Church Slavonic скѫдъ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Church Slavonicскѫдъscant, niggardly
2Proto-Slavic*skǫdьnъscant

via Old Church Slavonic льникъ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Church Slavonicльникъ—
Every word from Proto-Slavic *skǫdьnъ →Every word from Old Church Slavonic скѫдъ →