Where does “хѫдожьникъ” come from?
хѫдожьникъ (Old Church Slavonic) comes from Old Church Slavonic хѫдожьство, from Proto-Slavic xǫdogъ, from Proto-Germanic handugaz, from Proto-Germanic -gaz, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.
хѫдожьникъ (Old Church Slavonic): creator
Definitions
- creator
Ancestry of “хѫдожьникъ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Church Slavonic | хѫдожьство | skill; art; slyness |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | xǫdogъ | handy, dextrous |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | handugaz | handy; skillful with the hands; dextrous |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | -gaz | -y |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |