Where does “ławnik” come from?

ławnik (Polish) comes from Old Polish ławnik, from Old Polish -nik, from Proto-Slavic -nikъ — From the deverbial noun stem of imperfect verbs,...

ławnik (Polish): lay judge

Definitions

  1. lay judge

Ancestry of “ławnik”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Polishławniklay judge
2Old Polish-nikforms masculine nouns referring to a performer of some action, sometimes a device
3Proto-Slavic-nikъFrom the deverbial noun stem of imperfect verbs,...
Every word from Proto-Slavic -nikъ →Every word from Old Polish -nik →Every word from Old Polish ławnik →