Where does “kotník” come from?

kotník (Old Czech) comes from Old Czech -ník, from Proto-Slavic -ьnikъ, from Proto-Slavic -ikъ — *nožь → *nožikъ; *větrъ → *větrikъ; *listъ →...

kotník (Old Czech): ankle

Definitions

  1. ankle

Ancestry of “kotník”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Czech-níknominal suffix
2Proto-Slavic-ьnikъFrom base concept nouns, forms agent nouns who...
3Proto-Slavic-ikъ*nožь → *nožikъ; *větrъ → *větrikъ; *listъ →...
Every word from Proto-Slavic -ikъ →Every word from Proto-Slavic -ьnikъ →Every word from Old Czech -ník →
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