Where does “żałobnik” come from?

żałobnik (Polish) comes from Polish żałoba, from Czech žaloba, from Czech -oba, from Old Czech -oba, from Proto-Slavic -oba — Deadjectival, forming abstract nouns; -ness.

żałobnik (Polish): mourner

Definitions

  1. mourner

Ancestry of “żałobnik”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishżałobamourning
2Czechžalobacomplaint, lawsuit, accusation, action,...
3Czech-obaAppended to adjectives to form nouns meaning “the...
4Old Czech-oba—
5Proto-Slavic-obaDeadjectival, forming abstract nouns; -ness
Every word from Proto-Slavic -oba →Every word from Czech -oba →Every word from Czech žaloba →