Where does “-nica” come from?

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

-nica (Polish): female equivalent of -nik

Definitions

  1. female equivalent of -nik

Ancestry of “-nica”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Polish-nicaforms feminine nouns
2Proto-Slavic*-ьnica—

Words derived from “-nica”

Every word from Proto-Slavic *-ьnica →Every word from Old Polish -nica →