Where does “-ník” come from?
-ník (Old Czech) comes from Proto-Slavic -ьnikъ, from Proto-Slavic -ikъ — *nožь → *nožikъ; *větrъ → *větrikъ; *listъ →...
Ancestry of “-ník”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Slavic | -ьnikъ | From base concept nouns, forms agent nouns who... |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | -ikъ | *nožь → *nožikъ; *větrъ → *větrikъ; *listъ →... |