Where does “сѫпротивьникъ” come from?

сѫпротивьникъ (Old Church Slavonic) comes from Old Church Slavonic противьникъ, from Proto-Slavic *protivьnikъ — opponent, adversary.

сѫпротивьникъ (Old Church Slavonic): adversary, enemy

Definitions

  1. adversary, enemy

Ancestry of “сѫпротивьникъ”, step by step

сѫпротивьникъ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Church Slavonic противьникъ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Church Slavonicпротивьникъadversary, enemy
2Proto-Slavic*protivьnikъopponent, adversary

via Old Church Slavonic сѫ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Church Slavonicсѫ—
Every word from Proto-Slavic *protivьnikъ →Every word from Old Church Slavonic противьникъ →