Where does “Owczarczyk” come from?

Owczarczyk (Polish) comes from Polish owczarz, from Polish -arz, from Old Polish -arz, from Proto-Slavic -ařь, from Gothic -𐌰𐍂𐌴𐌹𐍃, from Proto-Germanic -ārijaz, from Latin -ārius, from Proto-Italic *-āzios — Forms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals).

Ancestry of “Owczarczyk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishowczarza man who raises or tends sheep; a sheep breeder; a shepherd
2Polish-arz-er
3Old Polish-arzforms agent nouns
4Proto-Slavic-ařь-er
5Gothic-𐌰𐍂𐌴𐌹𐍃-er
6Proto-Germanic-ārijaz-er
7Latin-āriuser
8Proto-Italic*-āziosForms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals)
Every word from Proto-Italic *-āzios →Every word from Latin -ārius →Every word from Polish -arz →
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