Where does “-ownik” come from?

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

-ownik (Polish): Forms masculine nouns

Definitions

  1. Forms masculine nouns

Ancestry of “-ownik”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Polish-nikforms masculine nouns referring to a performer of some action, sometimes a device
2Proto-Slavic-nikъFrom the deverbial noun stem of imperfect verbs,...

Words derived from “-ownik”

Every word from Proto-Slavic -nikъ →Every word from Old Polish -nik →
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