Where does “страстьникъ” come from?

страстьникъ (Old Church Slavonic) comes from Old Church Slavonic страсть, from Proto-Slavic strastь, from Proto-Slavic -tь, from Proto-Indo-European -tis — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.

страстьникъ (Old Church Slavonic): saint

Definitions

  1. saint

Ancestry of “страстьникъ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Church Slavonicстрастьsuffering, anguish, torment
2Proto-Slavicstrastьemotional burden, pain; passion, strong emotion;...
3Proto-Slavic-tьDeverbative, creates nouns denoting act, state,...
4Proto-Indo-European-tisDerives abstract/action nouns from verb roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tis →Every word from Proto-Slavic -tь →Every word from Proto-Slavic strastь →