Where does “żołędnica” come from?

żołędnica (Polish) comes from Polish -nica, from Old Polish -nica, from Proto-Slavic *-ьnica.

żołędnica (Polish): any dormouse of the genus Eliomys, especially the garden dormouse

Definitions

  1. any dormouse of the genus Eliomys, especially the garden dormouse

Ancestry of “żołędnica”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polish-nicafemale equivalent of -nik
2Old Polish-nicaforms feminine nouns
3Proto-Slavic*-ьnica—
Every word from Proto-Slavic *-ьnica →Every word from Polish -nica →Every word from Old Polish -nica →